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Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati Iranian Marja’ dead at age 93

Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati

Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati, an Iranian Twelver Shia marja, died on March 18, 2026, at the age of 93.

Born in Shahrood, Persia, in 1933, he studied in the seminaries of Qom and Najaf. Jannaati was known for his progressive fatwas on women and youth issues.

He died in Qom.

Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati (Persian: آیت الله العظمی محمد ابراهیم جناتی; 1933 – 18 March 2026) was an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja.

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