Mahdi Mirbaqiri

Mahdi Mirbagheri ( Persian : محمّدمهدی میرباقری ; born in 1961 in Qom ) 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. Alborz Province Government (in Persian). 28 February 2016 . "Ayatollah Mirbagheri became the representative of the people of Semnan province in the leadership experts" .