Mohammad-Mahdi Mirbagheri Explained

Native Name:Persian: محمدمهدی میرباقری
Mohammad Mahdi Mirbagheri
Order:Member of Assembly of Experts
Term Start:21 May 2024
Constituency:Semnan province
Term Start2:24 May 2016
Term End2:21 May 2024
Constituency2:Alborz province
Birth Date:1961
Birth Place:Qom, Iran

Mohammad Mahdi Mirbagheri (Persian: محمدمهدی میرباقری; born in 1961 in Qom) is an Iranian Shia cleric, ayatollah who serves as head of Qom Academy of Islamic Sciences and a member of the Assembly of Experts.[1] and representative of Semnan Province in the Assembly of Experts. He is also considered as one of the teachers of foreign jurisprudence.[2]

He is one of the theorists about the relationship between science and religion. He believes in the orientation of sciences in terms of epistemology, based on which sciences can be divided into religious and non-religious. Bagheri was elected as a representative Alborz province in the Assembly of Leadership Experts in the elections of March 2016.[3] He was elected as a representative of the Assembly of Leadership Experts from Semnan province in the elections of March 2024.[4] His name was raised as a potential candidate to be elected as the next Supreme Leader of Iran.[5] Previously his name was discussed in regards to the position of Tehran Friday Prayer leader.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20111128204111/http://www.foeac.ir/index.php. وبگاه فرهنگستان علوم اسلامی. 2011-11-28.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20201206203534/https://mepc.org/journal/iran-after-khamenei-prospects-political-change. 2020-12-06. Iran after Khamenei: Prospects for Political Change. Middle East Policy Council. Saeid Golkar.
  3. Web site: آگهی نتیجه انتخابات مجلس خبرگان رهبری در استان البرز. 28 February 2016. Alborz Province Government. 28 February 2016. fa.
  4. Web site: 2024-03-01 . Ayatollah Mirbagheri became the representative of the people of Semnan province in the leadership experts . 2024-03-19 . Mehr News Agency . fa.
  5. Web site: Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri: Jalili Supporter or Future Supreme Leader?. 2024-05-28. Ata Mahamad. 2024-05-29. Iran Wire.
  6. Web site: Meet Iran’s likely next hardliner-in-chief. Rohollah Faghihi. al.monitor.com. 2018-06-01. 2024-05-29.