Muhammad Mahdi al-Husseini holds a master's degree in historical and cultural studies and a Phd in religious history. He works in the Iraqi Ministry of Education and is a lecturer in religious studies at Imam Kazem University in Dhi Qar. He believes in the protection of diversity, interfaith and intercultural dialogue and peacebuilding. As a result, he leads and encourages discussions with students during lectures in the the Faculty of Islamic Sciences / Law Department at Imam Kazem College.

His slogan in life is the words of Imam Ali (peace be upon him): "People classify either your brother in religion or your counterpart in creation."