Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri

Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri Kani (Persian: محمدباقر باقری کنی) born in 1926, is an Iranian Shia Mujtahid. He was one of 82-86 Mujtahids to be elected in the First, Second, and Fourth terms in the Assembly of Experts.^[1][2][3]

Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri Kani
محمدباقر باقری کنی
Ayatollah Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri Kani
Title	Ayatollah
Personal
Born	1926 (age 97–98) Tehran
Religion	Islam
Nationality	Iranian
Children	Ali Bagheri - Son
Jurisprudence	Twelver Shia Islam
Alma mater	Qom Hawza
Teachers	Hossein Borujerdi, Ruhollah Khomeini
Relatives	Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani - Younger Brother
Member of Assembly of Experts
In office 10 December 1982 – 23 October 1998
Constituency	Tehran
In office 15 December 2006 – 26 February 2016
Constituency	Tehran

Life and education

Mohammad Bagher was born in 1926, in Kan Tehran.^[4] He is the father of Ali Bagheri and older brother of Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani.^[5] He was taught Islamic jurisprudence and Interpretation of Quran under Ruhollah Khomeini, Hossein Borujerdi, Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, and Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani while attending his Islamic Studies in Qom Seminary.^[6] He was also the head of Imam Sadiq University from December 2014 to September 2015.^[4]

See also

• List of ayatollahs
• List of members in the Fifth Term of the Council of Experts

References

1. "2006 Assembly of Experts Election -Iran Data Portal - 2006 Assembly of Experts Election". 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
2. "1982 Assembly of Experts Election - Iran Data Portal - 1982 Assembly of Experts Election". 2015-10-19. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
3. "1998 Assembly of Experts Election - Iran Data Portal - 1998 Assembly of Experts Election". 2015-10-19. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
4. "آیت الله محمد باقر باقری کنی". qurantv.ir | شبکه قرآن. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
5. "What will Raisi's cabinet look like? Hardline and full of war vets". 23 June 2021.
6. "خبرگان رهبری - باقري، محمد امين". 2015-10-24. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-01.

External links

Media related to Mohammad Baqer Baqeri Kani at Wikimedia Commons