Mohammad-Mahdi Mirbagheri
Mohammad Mahdi Mirbagheri is an Iranian politician, Shia cleric, and philosopher and theoretician of Muslim who serves as head of the Qom Academy of Islamic Sciences and is a member of the Assembly of Experts as a representative of Semnan Province. He is also regarded as a teacher of foreign jurisprudence.
He is a theorist on the relationship between science and religion. He advocates for the orientation of sciences based on epistemology, proposing that sciences can be categorized as religious or non-religious. Bagheri was elected as the representative of Alborz province in the Assembly of Experts in the elections of March 2016. He was elected as the representative of Semnan province in the Assembly of Experts in the elections of March 2024. His name has been raised as a potential candidate for the position of Supreme Leader of Iran in a future to be elected. Previously, his name was discussed regarding the position of Tehran Friday Prayer leader.