Seyyed Ali Shafiei was an Iranian Twelver Shia scholar, who was a member of Assembly of Experts from Khuzestan province. He was the son of Seyyed Mohammad Reza (Shafiei) who was from the known Shia Islamic scholars of Khuzestan. Seyyed Ali Shafiei commenced his education from Maktabkhaneh (Kuttab), and began to peruse Quran and Islamic issues. Afterwards, he entered a new school. Later on, he went to educate Hawzah lessons in the city of Ahwaz. Then, Seyyed-Ali departed to the Seminary of Najaf in Iraq. After Najaf, he came back to Ahwaz and was appointed the imam of Jama'ah in Ahwaz and commenced to promote Islamic rulings.