Mirza Taqi al-Shirazi

Mirza Mohammed Taqi Shirazi
ميرزا محمدتقي شيرازى
Personal life
Born1840 (1840)
DiedAugust 28, 1920(1920-08-28) (aged 79–80)
Resting placeImam Husayn Shrine
Children
  • Muhammad Riza
  • Abdul Hussein
  • Muhammad Hasan
ParentMuhib Ali Shirazi (father)
RelativesMirza Mahdi al-Shirazi (nephew)
Religious life
ReligionIslam
JurisprudenceTwelver Shia Islam
Muslim leader
Based inSamarra, Iraq
Period in office1895–1916
PredecessorMirza Shirazi
SuccessorSamarra seminary was abandoned

Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad-Taqi Golshan Shirazi Ha'eri (Persian: ميرزا محمدتقى گلشن شيرازى حائرى; Arabic: الميرزا محمد تقي الشيرازي الحائري), also known as al-Mirza al-Thani (transl.the second Mirza; the first being Mirza Shirazi), was a senior Iranian-Iraqi jurist and political leader. He led the Iraqi revolt of 1920.