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Alireza Arafi

Iranian cleric
Person human Q5960902

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
December 21, 1959
Place of birth
Meybod
Country of citizenship
Iran[7]
Ethnic group
Kurds in Iran[9]
Occupation
Islamic jurist, politician, legal scholar, ulema
Position held
Member of the Assembly of Experts, Member of the Guardian Council, university president, Member of the Interim Leadership Council[10][11][12]
Educated at
Qom Hawza[13]
Religion or worldview
Islam, Shia Islam[15][16]
Member of political party
Islamic Republican Party[19]
Official website
arafi.ir[23]
Student of
Ali Meshkini, Kazem al-Haeri, Morteza Haeri Yazdi, Mohammad Fazel Lankarani, Hossein Vahid Khorasani, Jawad Tabrizi, Abdollah Javadi Amoli, Morteza Motahhari, Taqi Yazdi[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Laki, Arabic, Persian[34][35][36]
Birth name
علیرضا اعرافی[37]
Family name
Arafi[21]
Floruit
2016[33]
Given name
Ali Reza[22]
Honorific prefix
ayatollah[20]
Member of
Interim Leadership Council[14]
Name in native language
علیرضا اعرافی[38]
Native language
Laki[8]
Noble title
ayatollah[18]
Tribe
Lak[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alireza Arafi ar علي رضا أعرافي cs Alíréza Aráfí el Αλιρεζά Αραφί es Alireza Arafí fa علیرضا اعرافی he עלי-רזא אעראפי hu Alíreza Aráfi ja アリーレザー・アラーフィー ja アリレザ・アラフィ ko 알리레자 아라피 ru Алиреза Арафи ru Арафи, Алиреза th แอลีเรซอ แอรอฟี uk Аліреза Арафі zh 阿里禮薩·阿拉菲
🔖 Identifiers · 7
ISNI
000000049772803X
VIAF cluster ID
238147905001279090253
Library of Congress authority ID
no2016150180
GND ID
1278359621
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alireza Arafi 13990824 0146818 crop.jpg ↗
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1228rqfh
NLAI ID
12401

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Member of 2
Assembly of Experts for Leadership, Guardian Council
Occupation 2
politician, academic
Religion or worldview 2
Islam, Shia Islam
Country of citizenship 1
Iran
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Persian
Member of political party 1
Islamic Republican Party
Place of birth 1
Meybod
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Alireza Arafi was born on December 21, 1959[1], in Meybod[2]. He has worked as an Islamic jurist[3], politician[4], legal scholar[5], and ulema[6].

FAQs

Where was Alireza Arafi born?

Alireza Arafi was born in Meybod[2].

What did Alireza Arafi do for work?

Alireza Arafi worked as an Islamic jurist[3], politician[4], legal scholar[5], and ulema[6].

Where did Alireza Arafi go to school?

Alireza Arafi was educated at Qom Hawza[13].

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  2. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Toghrul R · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Alireza Arafi 13990824 0146818 crop.jpg"
  2. 20d ago · Mando47 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1959-12-21T00:00:00Z
    Sitelink count → 46
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'ce', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Date of birth: 21 December 1959"
  3. 10w ago · Toghrul R · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Member of the Assembly of Experts, Member of the Guardian Council, university president +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Position held: Member of the Assembly of Experts"
  4. 11w ago · Toghrul R · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student of → Ali Meshkini, Kazem al-Haeri, Morteza Haeri Yazdi +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Position held: Member of the Assembly of Experts"
  5. 12w ago · أبو علاء العلوي · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Member of the Assembly of Experts, Member of the Guardian Council, university president +1
    Honorific prefix → ayatollah
    Student of → Ali Meshkini, Kazem al-Haeri, Morteza Haeri Yazdi +6
    Birth name → {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'علیرضا اعرافی'}
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Position held: university president"
  6. 12w ago · أبو علاء العلوي · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tribe → Lak
    Occupation → Islamic jurist, politician, legal scholar +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tribe: Lak"
  7. 20w ago · Alsadah · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ethnic group → Kurds in Iran
    Educated at → Qom Hawza
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Laki, Arabic, Persian
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Ethnic group: Kurds in Iran"
  8. 20w ago · Alsadah · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language → Laki
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Native language: Laki"
  9. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://arafi.ir/
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Laki, Arabic, Persian
    Given name → Ali Reza
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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