Mohammad Sadoughi (Persian: محمد صدوقی; 1909–1982) known as "Sevomin-Shahide-Mehrab" (the 3rd martyr of Mihrab)[1] is an Iranian Twelver Shia[2] Ayatollah[3][4] who was born in Yazd. He was a/the representative of Yazd people in the assembly of experts. He also was appointed the Imam of Friday Prayer in the city of Yazd by the decree of the former supreme leader of Iran, Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini in 1980.[5]

Mohammad Sadoughi
محمد صدوقی
Imam of Friday Prayer and representative of Yazd people in Assembly of experts
Personal
Born(1909-03-01)1 March 1909
Yazd, Iran
Died2 July 1982(1982-07-02) (aged 73)
ReligionShia Islam
Other namesPersian: محمد صدوقی

This Shia cleric[6][7][8] was born in a religious/cleric family. His father was (Ayatollah) Mirza-Taleb who was from the known clerics of the city who was also the Imam of Prayer in the mosque of "Rozeye-Mohammadieh (Hazireh)". He used to study at old-education in the school of AbdolRahman-Khan. Afterwards, he departed for Isfahan; later on came back to his birth city. Then, he departed to Qom, and kept on his education in Hawzah.[5] Sadoughi[9][10] was assassinated on 2 July 1982 after saying Friday Prayer.

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