Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani

Grand Ayatollah Seyyed
Mohammad-Reza Golpayegani
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad-Reza Golpayegani
محمدرضا گلپایگانی
Title	Grand Ayatollah
Personal life
Born	Mohammad-Reza Golpayegani; March 20, 1899; (8th Dhu al-Qi'dah 1316 AH); Golpayegan, Sublime state of Persia
Died	December 9, 1993 (aged 94); Qom, Iran
Resting place	Fatima Masumeh Shrine, Qom
Nationality	Iranian
Era	Modern history
Occupation	Marja' scholar
Religious life
Religion	Shia Islam
Senior posting
	Influenced by Abdul-Karim Ha'eri Yazdi, Seyyed Muhammad Hasan Khansari, Ayatollah Haeri, Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Golpayegani, Ayatollah Muhammad Baqer Golpayegani, Ayatollah Muhammad Reza masjed Shahi Isfahani, Allameh Naieni, Allameh Sheykh Muhammad Hossein Qaravi Esfahani, Ayatollah Borujerdi, Muhaqeq Iraqi, Seyyed Abul Hasan Isfahani, Sheykh Abul Qasem Kabir ;
	Influenced Morteza Haeri Yazdi, Ali Meshkini, Morteza Motahhari, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mohammad Beheshti, Ahmad Jannati, Mir Asadollah Madani, Morteza Moghtadai, Mohammad Mofatteh, Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, Mohammad Alavi Gorgani, Naser Makarem Shirazi ;

Grand Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani (Persian: محمدرضا گلپایگانی; March 20, 1899 – December 9, 1993) was an Iranian Shia and marja' scholar. He was born in 1899 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 later on moved to Golpaygan to continue his studies. He was one of the highest-ranking Shia clergies to participate in the Iranian Revolution, and a one-time serious contender to succeed Ruhollah Khomeini in the 1989 Iranian Supreme Leader election. However, his candidacy was voted down by the Assembly of Experts, in favor of the eventual successor, Ali Khamenei.