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Muhammad Baqir Al-Mūsawī Al-Muhrī (; also spelled Al-Mohri; 25 December 1948 – 4 July 2015) was a

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Islamic Scholar, and a representative (''wakil'') of the majority of the grand Shi'ite maraji'.

Death

Al-Muhri died on 4 July 2015 and is buried in

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cemetery in

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