Iranian Shia cleric and politician (1921-2012)
Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad-Taqi Morvarid (Persian: محمد تقى مرواريد; 1921 – 22 October 2012) was an Iranian Shia cleric and politician.[1][2][3]
He was a member of the first Assembly of Experts representing the Ilam Province electorate. Morvarid won with 367,496 votes, a majority of 99.66%.[4]
Early life and education
Morvarid was born in Mashhad to the clerical Morvarid family, his father was Sheikh Ali Morvarid, son of Sheikh Ali-Akbar Morvarid. His mother was Halima Qodrati, daughter of Mulla Ali Qodrati. His brother, Ali-Asghar Morvarid was a prominent cleric and author.[5] His cousin Sheikh Hasanali Morvarid was a renowned religious scholar.[1] His great ancestor was renowned laureate and calligrapher Shihab al-Din Abdullah Morvarid (d. 1514).[6]
Education
He carried out his primary seminary studies in Mashhad, under his grandfather Sheikh Ali-Akbar, and Sheikhs Hashim and Mujtaba Qazwini. He then travelled to Najaf and studied under Sayyid Abd al-A'la al-Sabziwari. He also travelled to Qom to continue his advanced seminary studies under Muhaqiq al-Damad, Sayyid Hossein Borujerdi, Sayyid Muhammad-Husayn Tabatabaei, Sheikh Wahid Khursani, Sheikh Husayn-Ali Montazeri, Mirza Jawad Tabrizi and Sheikh Ali Meshkini.[7]
In November 1948, he began to deliver sermons across different cities in Iran.[1]
Personal life
Morvardi was married and had three sons. His son Muhammad-Reza Morvardi was the governor of Ilam in 2013–2017.[8]
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