Bagher Shirazi
Iranian architect and faculty (1936–2007)
Bagher Ayatollahzadeh Shirazi (Persian: باقر آیتاللهزاده شيرازى; born Baqir al-Husayni al-Shirazi (Arabic: باقر الحسيني الشيرازي); 23 August 1936 – 19 August 2007), was an Iranian professor and architect.
Shirazi was the deputy coordinator at the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization (ICHO), coordinating and supervising all ICHO activities at a national and international level, establishing executive centers of the organization across all provinces of Iran. He then became the head of the organization, and remained until 2000.
Early life and education
Shirazi was born in Najaf, Iraq. He hailed from the prominent religious al-Shirazi family. His father was Sayyid Muhammad-Husayn al-Shirazi (d. 1955), the son of grand Ayatollah Mirza Ali Agha al-Shirazi (d. 1936). His mother was the daughter of Sheikh Muhammad-Kadhim al-Shirazi (d. 1948).
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