Mahdi

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A leader who, according to Sunni eschatology, will appear and restore peace and justice before the end of the world.
• Muhammad b. Hasan al-Mahdi, the last of the Twelve Imams, born in 868 AD but believed alive and present in this world in a state of occultation; officially the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Iran; similarly to Sunni belief he will reappear before the end of time.

Origin

• From Arabic مَهْدِيّ ("guided one").