Grand Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani (Persian: محمدرضا گلپایگانی; March 20, 1899[1] – December 9, 1993) was an Iranian Shia and marja' scholar.

However, his candidacy was voted down by the Assembly of Experts, in favor of the eventual successor, Ali Khamenei.

[5] After completing his education and achieving high scientific and spiritual positions, he started teaching and went on to become one of the most important masters of his time.

After Ha'eri Yazdi and Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Khansari founded the hawza of Qom, he moved there and delivered lectures in the Islamic Seminary.

[6] He wrote many treatises and books about Jurisprudence and Islam, among them: Ayatollah Golpayegani died in 1993 in Qom near Fateme Masoumeh Shrine.