Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani

Iranian grand ayatollah

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1899

Place of Birth: Golpayegan, Isfahan Province, Iran

Date of Death: 09-Dec-1993

Profession: theologian, cleric, Akhoond

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Golpaygani (20 March 1899 – December 9, 1993) was an Iranian Shia Islam cleric and marja.
He was born in Gogad village, near the city of Golpaygan, Iran.
He was taught preliminary studies by his father, Mohammad Bagher.
At the age of 9, his father died, and he moved to Golpaygan to continue his studies.
At the age of 20, he moved to Arak to study under Abdul-Karim Ha'eri Yazdi.
After Ha'eri Yazdi and Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Khansari founded the hawza of Qom, he moved there and delivered lectures in the Islamic Seminary.
He was one of the highest-ranking Islamic clergy to participate in the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and a one-time serious contender to succeed Ruhollah Khomeini as the Supreme Leader of Iran in 1989.
However, his candidacy was voted down by the Assembly of Experts, in favor of the eventual successor and current leader, Ali Khamenei.