| Mohammad Bagher Kharrazi | |
| Birth Date: | 1961 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Qom, Iran |
| Nationality: | Iranian |
| Alma Mater: | Qom Hawza |
| Occupation: | Politician Cleric Journalist |
| Years Active: | 1990s - present |
| Parents: | Mohsen Kharazi |
| Website: | Official website |
Sayyid Mohammad Bagher Kharazi (Persian: سید محمدباقر خرازی) (born 26 June 1961) is an Iranian cleric and a candidate for the presidential elections held in June 2013. His nomination was rejected by Guardian Council.
Kharrazi was born on 26 June 1961.[1] He was educated in Qom.[1]
Kharazi is secretary general of Hezbollah of Iran.[2] [3] He was appointed to this post in 1990.[4] He owns a daily with the same name with the organization.[5] He is a religious teacher and one of his students is Mojtaba Khamenei.[6]
He ran for the presidential elections that were held in 2013.[7] He was registered for the elections on 9 May 2013.[8] However, his candidacy was rejected by Iran's Guardian Council on 21 May 2013.[9]
In February 2013, Kharazi claimed "If I am elected as president, I will return the lands of Tajikistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which were separated from Iran."[10] Iran lost these lands to the Tsardom of Russia in the 19th century.[7]