About Hossein Mazaheri
Born 1934. Hossein Mazaheri is an Iranian cleric, akhoond and theologian.
Grand Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri Isfahani (; born 16 November 1933) is an Iranian senior Twelver Shia Marja. He was also a member of the Third Assembly of Experts.
Biography Grand Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri was born in Isfahan in 1933. At the age of 14, he moved to Isfahan Seminary to start his religious studies. Five years later, he moved to Qom to complete his studies. In Qom he studied in Seminars of Grand Ayatollah Boroujerdi and Imam Khomeini. Ayatollah Marashi Najafi, Allamah Tabatabei and Mohaqeq Damad were also among his teachers. He currently resides and teaches in the Seminary of Isfahan, Iran.
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Who is Hossein Mazaheri?
Iranian ayatollah
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Hossein Mazaheri was born in 1934 in Isfahan.
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Hossein Mazaheri is a cleric, akhoond and theologian.
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Hossein Mazaheri is Iranian.
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