Abolghasem Khazali

Ayatollah
Abolghasem Khazali
Member of the Guardian Council
In office
1980–1999
Appointed by Ruhollah Khomeini
Ali Khamenei
Member of Assembly of Experts
In office
15 August 1983 – 16 September 2015
Personal details
Born (1925-03-21)21 March 1925
Borujerd, Iran
Died 16 September 2015(2015-09-16) (aged 90)
Tehran, Iran
Religion Shia Islam
Awards Order of Service (1st class)[1]

Ayatollah Abolghasem Khazali Boroujerdi (Persian: ابولقاسم خزعلی بروجردی‎‎, 21 March 1925 – 16 September 2015) was a hardline Iranian politician, fundamentalist Shi'i cleric and a founding member of Haghani school with close ties with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Saeed Jalili. He was the conservative chairman of the Guardian Council, and was the oldest member of the current Assembly of Experts.[2][3] Before the Islamic Revolution, he was one of the most strong challengers of the Shah, and was taken to jail several times. He died in 2015.[4]

References

  1. ↑ نشان‌های دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدی‌نژاد به چه‌کسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Sahimi, Muhammad (4 July 2010). "Tehran Bureau: Who's in Charge?". Iran.News.Now. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mehdi Khazali renews hunger strike". Radio Zamaneh. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ayatollah Khazali passes away". The Iran Project. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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