Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri

Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri Kani (Persian: محمدباقر باقری کنی) born 1926) is an Iranian Shia Mujtahid. He was one of 82-86 Mujtahids to be elected in the First, Second, and Fourth terms in the Assembly of Experts.^[1][2][3]

Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri Kani
محمدباقر باقری کنی
Ayatollah Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri Kani
Title	Ayatollah
Personal life
Born	1926 (age 98–99) Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Children	Ali Bagheri - Son
Alma mater	Qom Hawza
Relatives	Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani - Younger Brother
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Jurisprudence	Twelver Shia Islam
Teachers	Hossein Borujerdi, Ruhollah Khomeini
Member of Assembly of Experts
In office 10 December 1982 – 23 October 1998
Constituency	Tehran
In office 15 December 2006 – 26 February 2016
Constituency	Tehran

Life and education

Mohammad Bagher was born in 1926, in Kan Tehran.^[4] He is the father of Ali Bagheri and older brother of Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani.^[5] He was taught Islamic jurisprudence and Interpretation of Quran under Ruhollah Khomeini, Hossein Borujerdi, Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i, and Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani while attending his Islamic Studies in Qom Seminary.^[6] He was also the head of Imam Sadiq University from December 2014 to September 2015.^[4]

See also

• List of ayatollahs
• List of members in the Fifth Term of the Council of Experts