Mohammad Bagher Kharazi (born 26 June 1961) is an Iranian cleric and a candidate for the presidential elections held in June 2013. His nomination was rejected by

Guardian Council The Guardian Council, (also called Council of Guardians or Constitutional Council, fa, شورای نگهبان, Shourā-ye Negahbān) is an appointed and constitutionally mandated 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence i ...

Early life and education

Kharrazi was born on 26 June 1961. He was educated in

Qom Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...

Career and political activities

Kharazi is secretary general of

Hezbollah of Iran Hezbollah ( fa, حزب‌الله, Ḥezbo'llāh, lit=Party of God) is an Iranian movement formed at the time of the Iranian Revolution to assist the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and his forces in consolidating power. References in the media or writ ...

. He was appointed to this post in 1990. He owns a daily with the same name with the organization. He is a religious teacher and one of his students is

Mojtaba Khamenei Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید مجتبی حسینی خامنه‌ای; born 8 September 1969) is a son of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. He served in the Iran–Iraq War from 1987 to 1988. He is considered by Euro ...

. He run for the presidential elections that was held in 2013. He was registered for the elections on 9 May 2013. However, his candidacy was rejected by Iran's

on 21 May 2013.

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In February 2013, Kharazi claimed "If I am elected as president, I will return the lands of Tajikistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which were separated from Iran." Iran lost these lands to the Tsardom of Russia in the 19th century.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kharazi, Mohammad Bagher 1961 births Living people People from Qom Iranian Islamic religious leaders