Mohammed Kazem Tabataba'i Yazdi (Persian: محمد کاظم یزدی; 1831–1919) was a Twelver Shia Marja' based in Najaf, most famous for compiling a collection of religious rulings, al-Urwa al-wuthqa.

[1][2] He was apolitical, and therefore during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, he stayed neutral most of the times and seldom issued any political statement.

[2] While Akhund Khorasani was an eminent Marja' in Najaf, many imitators prayed behind Kazim Yazdi too, as his lesson on rulings (figh) was famous.

[4] In other words both Mohammad Kazem and Khorasani had constituted a great Shia school in Najaf although they had different views in politics at the same time.

[7] He also agreed with teaching of modern sciences, and added that the state should not intervene in the centers of religious learning (Hawza).