Morteza Haeri Yazdi
Iranian Ayatollah (1916–1986)
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Morteza Haeri Yazdi (Persian: مرتضی حائری یزدی; 12 October 1916 – 16 March 1986) was an Iranian cleric and Twelver Shia scholar. He was the son of Iranian Shia scholar Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi, and was one of the students of Ruhollah Khomeini, the former supreme leader of Iran.[1][2]
Morteza Haeri Yazdi | |
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مرتضی حائری یزدی | |
Ayatollah Morteza Haeri Yazdi's portrait in 1979 for Assembly of constitution. | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 12 October 1916 |
| Died | 16 March 1986 (aged 69) |
| Parent | Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi (father) |
| Education | Qom Hawza |
| Relatives | Mehdi Haeri Yazdi (brother) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Ruhollah Khomeini, Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani |
Students | |
His daughter Masoumeh Haeri Yazdi was married to Khomeini's eldest son, Mostafa Khomeini.
Education
He attended seminary in Qom, and was educated by professors such as Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani, Mohammad Taqi Khansari and Seyyed Mohammad Mohaghegh Damad. Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi died in 1937.
Death
Morteza Haeri Yazdi died on the night of 16 March 1986, in Qom and was buried in the shrine of Fātimah bint Mūsā.[3]
Professors
- Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani
- Mohammad Taqi Khansari
- Seyyed Mohammad Mohaghegh Damad
- Khalil Kamareyi
- Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi
- Ruhollah Khomeini
Students
- Seyyed Ali Milani
- Mohammad Mehdi Rabbani Amlashi
- Mohammad Reyshahri
- Mohammad Momen