Mohammadreza Taheri (pronounced as 'Tāheri',
Persian
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: محمدرضا طاهری, born 1968 in
Farahan
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) is an Iranian
Maddah (religious singer) known for novel styles and lyrics in his
maddahi performance, specially popular among Iranian youth. He normally holds his Hei'ats (public places for religious rituals/mourning) in "Hosseinie Fatemeh-al-Zahra s.a" in Tehran.
Background and family
Mohammadreza Taheri is the son of late Taghi Taheri, a traditional religious singer known for Tehrani people in the past. He is married and have one daughter and two sons. One of his sons, Hossein Taheri, is also now a maddah in Tehran.
Career
1980s
As a teenager, he was sent to battle fields during
Iran-Iraq war, but given his age, he was serving in non-military, artistic and cultural positions there. He was a photographer and in addition to that, he started reading
Noha for soldiers.
1990s
The epic of Taheri's career can be traced back to his maddahi performance at Hosseinie Panbechi during 1990s in Tehran. There he managed to attract thousands of fans, mostly young, who would follow him from one Hei'at to another one.
During this time, several public figures such as footballers like
Mehdi Mahdavikia attended his religious concerts in Hosseinie Panbechi.
2000s
Taheri kept performing at Hei'at Maktab-al-Zahra who founded himself. In this decade he was given the opportunity to perform maddahi at Beyt Rahbari (
Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran
The Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran ( fa, دفتر رهبر جمهوری اسلامی ایران, ''Daftar-e Magham-e Moazzam-e Rahbari'' lit. ''Office of the Supreme Leadership Authority''), also known as the House of Leadership ( fa, بیت ...
). He is still among the Maddahs who perform Maddahi at the presence of the
supreme leader of Iran for Ashura and Fatemieh commemorates.
2010s - present
He is still active in performing maddahi in all religious events at "Hosseinie Fatemeh-al-Zahra s.a". Even during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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in 2020, he kept performing in his empty hosseinieh (that in a normal day without the
social distancing measures, would be packed with hundreds of fervent fans), and the performance was broadcast live via online platforms for his fans.
Political stances
Taheri is considered to be connected politically to the
Iranian Principlists
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. He has openly supported
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدینژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956), during his presidential campaign and was part of his controversial victory march in 2009.
See also
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Mahmoud Karimi (Maddah)
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Saeed Haddadian
*
Sadiq Ahangaran
Ahwaz in 1957 (1336 S.H.). commonly known as Haj Sadiq Ahangaran is an Iranian Zaker ( Karbala/ Ahlul-Bayt tragedies reciter)
Life
Ahangaran's complete first name is Muhammad Sadiq, and his previous/origin surname was Ahangari. Moreover, albeit ...
External links
A maddahi performance of Mohammadreza Taheri in 2006
References
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1951 births
Living people
Shia Islam
20th-century Iranian male singers
Maddahs
21st-century Iranian male singers