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From what I gather, even tho some reports say he was born "Persian," I assume this to mean "Iranian" and not in the ethnic sense.

The thing that Is important, is he's a "Sayyed," which is one who claims to be a descendant of imam ali (look at their turbans... the black turban is supposed to signify this). Anyways, this makes him an Arab.

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Sorry, clarification.. I went to look it up to check what I just posted and black turbans in shia islam can also signify scholars. Hes still a "sayyed" tho!