Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani | |
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| آیت الله العظمیٰ شیخ لطفالله صافی گلپایگانی | |
 Lotfollah Golpaygani | |
| Secretary of the Guardian Council | |
| In office 17 December 1980 – 17 July 1988 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani |
| Member of the Assembly of Experts for Constitution | |
| In office 15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979 | |
| Constituency | Markazi Province |
| Majority | 256,115 (60.7%) |
Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani | |
| Title | Grand Ayatollah |
| Personal | |
| Born | 20 February 1919 |
| Died | 1 February 2022 (aged 102) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Iranian |
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| Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia Islam |
| Alma mater | Qom Hawza |
| Teachers | Hossein Borujerdi Seyyed Mohammad Hojjat Kooh Kamari Sadr al-Din al-Sadr |
| Relatives | Ali Safi Golpaygani brother Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani father-in-law Ali Karimi Jahromi son-in-law |
| Website | saafi |
Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani (Persian: لطفالله صافی گلپایگانی; 20 February 1919 – 1 February 2022) was an Iranian Grand Ayatollah. He was at one point the most senior Twelver Shia scholar (Marja') in Iran until his death. He resided in Qom and taught Islam in the Qom Seminary.[1]
- ^ "آیت الله لطفالله صافی گلپایگانی - Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani". qurantv.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.