Mahmoud Alikhani Koshkak Iranian Politician’s Biography

Mahmoud Alikhani Koshkak, Iranian politician, serving as the Friday prayer leader. born in September 6, 1979 in Nowshahr, Mazandaran.

Mahmoud Alikhani Koshkak

Education and Academic Journey

After completing his secondary education, Alikhani entered the religious seminary in Nowshahr to pursue higher studies. He initially acquired foundational knowledge there and later progressed to the first level of the religious seminary in Bushahr in 2000. To enhance his expertise beyond jurisprudence and principles, he migrated to Qom, completing advanced levels in the field.

Mahmoud Alikhani

Noteworthy mentors in Qom include:

• Naser Makarem Shirazi
• Jafar Sabhani Tabrizi
• Hossein Nouri Hamedani
• Abdullah Javadi Amoli
• Seyyed Rassoul Musavi Tehrani
• Seyyed Hassan Khomeini
• Ali Rabani Golpayegani

His passion for theological discussions across sects and religions led him to pursue a master’s degree at the University of Religions and Denominations in Qom. Continuing his studies, he earned a Ph.D. from the same institution.

Mahmoud Alikhani Koshkak, also holds a doctoral degree from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.

Research Background

A) Books:

1. The Most Certain Suspicions (Sana Publishing/1392)
2. Atlas of Alawites in Tabarestan (1394/Secretariat of the Shia and Tabarestan Conference)
3. Foundations of Takfir (Shelfin/1396)
4. Collection of Articles from the Shia and Tabarestan Conference (Mandegar/1392)
5. Collection of Outstanding Articles (Shelfin/1396)

B) Articles:

1. Success Factors of Alawites in the Formation of Government in Northern Iran (Imamiyah Research Journal, Fall and Winter 1399, №12, 23 pages)
2. Foundations of Takfir from the Shiite Perspective according to Mohammad Baqer Majlesi (Haft Asman, Fall and Winter 1399, Vol. 22, №79, 23 pages)
3. Foundations of Takfir from the Salafi Perspective according to Ibn Taymiyyah
4. Martyr Beheshti and the Wisdom of Sadr (Monthly Culture of Friday, 1393)
5. Independence of Women in the Quran and Hadith (Monthly Culture of Friday, 1394)
6. Islamic Methods of Lifestyle Transformation (Selected Articles of the 22nd Imam Jomeh Conference, 1395)
7. Collection of Articles on Zionism Studies (History of Zionism, Sacred Geography, Characteristics of Jewish-Zionist Man, etc.)
8. Art and Religion (Friday Prayer)
9. The Influence of Iranian Civilization on Islam (Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad)
10. Examination of Administrative and Military Organizations in Islam until the Seventh Century (Faculty of Theology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad)
11. Report on the Book “Islamic Sects” by Ayatollah Sabzvari (Imam Sadiq Institute, Qom)
12. Psychological and Spiritual Needs of Humans for Religion (Imam Sadiq Institute, Qom)
13. Contemporary Literary Interpretation (University of Religions and Denominations, Qom)

Executive Responsibilities

1. Friday Prayer Leader of Marzanabad, Salman Shahr, and Ramsar
2. Director-General of Cultural and Artistic Centers of Mosques in Mazandaran
3. Supervisor of Shabestan News Agency in Mazandaran Province
4. Member of the Honorables Commemoration Society in Mazandaran
5. Member of the Music Supervision Committee at the Cultural and Islamic Guidance Administration in Mazandaran
6. Member of the Mosques Working Group in Mazandaran
7. Member of the Social Harms Prevention Task Force in the Governorate of Mazandaran
8. Member of the Public Culture Council in Mazandaran
9. Representative of the Propagation Deputy of Qom Seminary in the cities of Nowshahr, Chalous, and Kelardasht
10. Member of the Education and Training Council in the cities of Chalous, Abbas Abad, and Ramsar
11. Internal Manager of the Boshahr Seminary
12. Founder of the Wali Asr (AS) Seminary in Kojour (under construction)
13. Custodian of the Mahdi Seminary in Ramsar