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Most Famous Iranian Religious Figures
Religion 20
Iran 478
16,714 SE 
Shoghi Effendi Iranian Religious 1897–1957
Shoghi Effendi Iranian Religious 1897–1957 30,694 HM 
Hussein-Ali Montazeri Iranian Theologian 1922–2009
Hussein-Ali Montazeri Iranian Theologian 1922–2009 56,017 SH 
Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi Iranian Theologian 1875–1961
Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi Iranian Theologian 1875–1961 56,457 MH 
Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i Iranian Theologian 1892–1981
Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i Iranian Theologian 1892–1981 90,479 T Taftazani Iranian Theologian 1322–1390
127,980 NS 
Navvab Safavi Iranian Cleric 1924–1955
Navvab Safavi Iranian Cleric 1924–1955 135,846 MA Morteza Ansari Iranian Cleric 1800–1864
139,899 MH Mullá Husayn Iranian Religious 1813–1849
240,881 YS 
Yousef Saanei Iranian Cleric 1937–2020
Yousef Saanei Iranian Cleric 1937–2020 258,245 MM Mulla Muhammad Mahdi Naraqi Iranian Religious 1716–1795
263,819 HY Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari Iranian Religious b. 1950
264,576 MA Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Iranian Theologian 1844–1914
466,461 AM 
Ali Meshkini Iranian Cleric 1922–2007
Ali Meshkini Iranian Cleric 1922–2007 544,439 HI 
Hassan II (Imam) Iranian Imam d. 1166
Hassan II (Imam) Iranian Imam d. 1166 596,775 SS Sultan Sahâk Iranian Religious 14–15
658,655 MQ Mirza-ye Qomi Iranian Theologian 1738–1815
781,434 HD Hassan Dehqani-Tafti Iranian Priest 1920–2008
929,055 AM 
Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari Iranian Cleric b. 1954
Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari Iranian Cleric b. 1954 1,462,052 FM 
Fakhraddin Mousavi Iranian Religious b. 1930
Fakhraddin Mousavi Iranian Religious b. 1930 2,338,988 YG Yohannan Gabriel Iranian Priest 1758–1833
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