IRNA � A young Italian man converted to Shia Islam by attending the Supreme Leader's representative in Karaj, Alborz Province, west of Tehran.

Alessandro Fercino came to Ayatollah Mohammad-Mahdi Hosseini Hamedani and converted to Islam.

Fercino was a catholic Christian before converting to Shia Islam. Ayatollah Hosseini-Hamedani gave Fercino an English translation of the Holy Quran as a gift.

Quite a number of people from different religions have converted to Islam in Ayatollah Hosseini-Hamedani's office.