About Mohammad Baqer Shirazi
Lived 1931 – 2014 (aged 82). Mohammad Baqer Shirazi was an Iranian akhoond and theologian.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Baqir Shirazi (Persian: السيد محمد باقر شيرازي; 26 November 1931 – 13 May 2014) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja. He was the highest-ranking Shia marja in Iran and Iraq.
Personal life Shirazi was born on 26 November 1931 in Iran. He died in Imam Reza (AS) Hospital in Tehran on 15 May 2014, aged 82.
Education Shirazi studied in the seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei and Mohammad Hussaini Shirazi.
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Who was Mohammad Baqer Shirazi?
Iranian grand ayatollah (1931-2014)
When was Mohammad Baqer Shirazi born?
Mohammad Baqer Shirazi was born on 26 November 1931 in Shiraz.
When did Mohammad Baqer Shirazi die?
Mohammad Baqer Shirazi died on 13 May 2014 in Tehran.
What was Mohammad Baqer Shirazi's occupation?
Mohammad Baqer Shirazi was an akhoond and theologian.
What nationality was Mohammad Baqer Shirazi?
Mohammad Baqer Shirazi was Iranian.
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