Srinagar, April 18 -- Prominent Shia cleric and religious scholar Aga Syed Mohammad Baqir Al-Moosavi passed away early Friday here after a brief illness, family sources said.
He was 90.
Head of the prominent Aga clan of Budgam, Moosavi is survived by two sons, the sources said.
They said Moosavi was not keeping well for the last few days. He was rushed to the SMHS Hospital here after his health deteriorated. He breathed his last at the hospital.
A revered Shia scholar, theologian, and author, Moosavi was a close relative of National Conference (NC) leaders Aga Syed Mehmood and Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, and religious-separatist leader Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al-Safavi.
His demise was widely condoled across the political spectrum.
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