Sayyid Ahmad Alamolhoda (also Alam Olhoda or Alam al-Hoda ; Persian : احمد علم‌الهدی ; born 1 September 1944) is an Iranian Shia Islamic cleric who has been described as "senior" and "ultra conservative" and "hardline." His rank has been given both as Hojjatoleslam and Ayatollah . He is the Friday Prayer leader in Mashhad , Iran, and is that city's representative in the Iranian Assembly of Experts . Alamolhoda is a member of Combatant Clergy Association .