Mohammad-Mahdi Mirbagheri

Mohammad Mahdi Mirbagheri
محمّدمهدی میرباقری
Mirbagheri in 2020
Member of Assembly of Experts
Assumed office
21 May 2024
ConstituencySemnan province
In office
24 May 2016 – 21 May 2024
ConstituencyAlborz province
Personal details
Born1961 (age 63–64)
Qom, Iran
Alma materQom Hawza

Mohammad Mahdi Mirbagheri (Persian: محمّدمهدی میرباقری; born in 1961 in Qom) is an Iranian politician, Shia cleric, and philosopher and theoretician of Muslim who serves as head of the Qom Academy of Islamic Sciences and is a member of the Assembly of Experts as a representative of Semnan Province.[1] He is also regarded as a teacher of foreign jurisprudence.[2]

He is a theorist on the relationship between science and religion. He advocates for the orientation of sciences based on epistemology, proposing that sciences can be categorized as religious or non-religious. Bagheri was elected as the representative of Alborz province in the Assembly of Experts in the elections of March 2016.[3] He was elected as the representative of Semnan province in the Assembly of Experts in the elections of March 2024.[4] His name has been raised as a potential candidate for the position of Supreme Leader of Iran in a future to be elected.[5] Previously, his name was discussed regarding the position of Tehran Friday Prayer leader.[6]

References

  1. ^ "وبگاه فرهنگستان علوم اسلامی". Archived from the original on 2011-11-28.
  2. ^ Saeid Golkar. "Iran after Khamenei: Prospects for Political Change". Middle East Policy Council. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06.
  3. ^ "آگهی نتیجه انتخابات مجلس خبرگان رهبری در استان البرز". Alborz Province Government (in Persian). 28 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Ayatollah Mirbagheri became the representative of the people of Semnan province in the leadership experts". Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  5. ^ Ata Mahamad (2024-05-28). "Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri: Jalili Supporter or Future Supreme Leader?". Iran Wire. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  6. ^ Rohollah Faghihi (2018-06-01). "Meet Iran's likely next hardliner-in-chief". al.monitor.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.