Reza Mohammadi Langroudi ( fa, رضا محمدی لنگرودی; 3 August 1928 – 5 March 2020) was an Iranian

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cleric of the rank of

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. He served as representative of the

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Ali Khamenei Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei ( fa, سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia ''marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously the third president ...

in the town of

Langroud Langarud ( fa, لنگرود, also Romanized as Langarūd, Langerūd, Langaroud and Langarood; also known as Shahr-e Langarūd), is a city and capital of Langarud County, Gilan Province, Iran. The 2017 census showed the population as 79,445. Lang ...

. Reza Mohammadi Langroudi was a student of

Hossein Borujerdi Grand Ayatollah Seyyed, Sayyid Hossein Ali Tababataei Borujerdi (Luri language, Luri/ fa, آیت الله العظمی سید حسین طباطبایی بروجردی; 23 March 1875 – 30 March 1961) was a leading Iran, Iranian Shia Islam, Shia ...

, Ruhollah Khomeini and

Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani Grand Ayatollah Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani ( fa, محمدتقی بهجت فومنی) (24 August 1916 – 17 May 2009) was an Iranian Twelver Shia Marja'. Biography Mohammad-Taqi was born on 24 August 1916 in the Fouman, Gilan province in t ...

. During the

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, he played an influential role in the marches. For a time, he was the temporary Friday imam of

and

Amlash Amlash ( fa, املش, also Romanized as Amlesh; also known as Amlish) is a city & capital of Amlash County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 15,047, in 4,350 families. Amlash sits at an altitude of 13 metres (45 feet ...

. Langroudi died at the age of 91 as a result of

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(COVID-19) on 5 March 2020.

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1928 births 2020 deaths Iranian ayatollahs People from Gilan Province Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran {{Iran-bio-stub

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