Mohammad Baqer Shirazi
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Born26 November 1931
Iran
Died13 May 2014 (aged 82)
Tehran, Iran
OthernamesHajj Sayyed Mohammad Bagher Shirazi; Mohammad Baqir al-Shirazi
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Baqir Shirazi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 November 1931 Iran |
| Died | 13 May 2014 (aged 82) Tehran, Iran |
| Other names | Hajj Sayyed Mohammad Bagher Shirazi; Mohammad Baqir al-Shirazi |
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Baqir Shirazi (Persian: السيد محمد باقر شيرازي; 26 November 1931 – 13 May 2014)[1] was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja. He was the highest-ranking Shia marja in Iran and Iraq.[2][3][4]
Shirazi was born on 26 November 1931 in Iran. He died in Imam Reza (AS) Hospital in Tehran on 15 May 2014, aged 82.[5]
Education
Shirazi studied in the seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei and Mohammad Hussaini Shirazi.[6]
