Mohammed Taqi Morvarid

{{Short description|Iranian Shia cleric and politician (1921-2012)}}

Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad-Taqi Morvarid ({{langx|fa|{{nq|محمد تقى مرواريد}}}}; 1921 – 22 October 2012) was an Iranian Shia cleric and politician.{{Cite web|url=http://www.majlesekhobregan.ir/fa/publications/books/03/41.htm|title=Morvarid – Muhammad Taqi|last=|first=|date=|website=majlesekhobregan.ir|language=fa|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 April 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilam.ac.ir/news/show/?ihwfsyyqu-%D8%A2%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA|title=Ayat Ilah Muhammad Taqi Morvarid Dar Guzasht|last=|first=|date=|website=ilam.ac.ir|language=fa|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 April 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.isna.ir/news/96092212089/با-آیت-الله-محمدتقی-مروارید-بیشتر-آشنا-شوید|title=Ba Ayatullah MuhammadTaqi Morvarid Bishtar Ashna Shavid|last=|first=|date=1 December 2017|publisher=Iranian Students' News Agency|language=fa|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 April 2020}}{{Infobox officeholder

| native_name = {{lang|fa|شيخ محمد تقى مرواريد}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|10|22|1921|df=y}}

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| birth_date = 1921

| birth_place = Mashhad, Iran

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| name = Muhammad-Taqi Morvarid

| death_place = Ilam, Iran

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| title = Ayatollah

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| religion = Islam

| denomination = Twelver Shīʿā

| jurisprudence = Ja'fari

| creed = Usuli

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| relatives = Hasanali Morvarid (first cousin, once removed)
Mohammed Kadhim al-Modarresi (cousin)

| alma_mater = Mashhad Seminary

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| honorific_prefix = Ayatollah Sheikh

| constituency = Ilam province

| majority = 367,496 (99.66%)

| order = Member of Assembly of Experts

| termstart = 15 December 1982

| termend = 30 June 1990

| children = Muhammad-Reza Morvarid

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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%.{{Cite web|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/1982-assembly-of-experts-election|title=1982 Assembly of Experts Election |language=en-US|access-date=4 April 2020}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/6191652/%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%BA%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF|title=Ayat Allah Ali Asghar Morvarid Keh Bud|last=|first=|date=|website=Bashgah Khabarnagaran Javan|language=fa|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} His cousin Sheikh Hasanali Morvarid was a renowned religious scholar. His great ancestor was renowned laureate and calligrapher Shihab al-Din Abdullah Morvarid (d. 1514).{{Cite web|url=http://ayateghamzeh.ir/Poem|title=Daftar Majazi Shi'r Ayat Ghamzeh|last=|first=|date=|website=ayateghamzeh.ir|language=fa-IR|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 April 2020}}

= 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.{{Cite web|url=http://ijtihadnet.ir/5589-2/|title=MuhammadTaghi Morvarid Namayende Ilam Dar Majlis Khobargan Rahbari|last=|first=|date=1 February 2016|website=Ijtihad Network|language=fa-IR|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 April 2020}}

In November 1948, he began to deliver sermons across different cities in Iran.

Personal life

Morvardi was married and had three sons. His son Muhammad-Reza Morvardi was the governor of Ilam in 2013–2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/2150476/محمدرضا-مروارید-استاندار-جدید-ایلام-شد|title=MuhammadReza Morvarid Istandar Jadid Ilam Shod|last=|first=|date=7 October 2013|website=Mehr News Agency|language=fa|trans-title=Muhammad-Reza Morvarid, New Governor of Ilam|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 April 2020}}

Mohammed Taqi Morvarid

Early life and education

= Education =

Personal life

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