Abolghasem Khazali

Ayatollah
Abolghasem Khazali
ابولقاسم خزعلی
Member of Assembly of Experts
In office
1983–1988
Constituency Khorasan
Chairman of the Guardian Council
In office
29 August 1983  29 August 1988
Appointed by Ruhollah Khomeini
Preceded by Yousef Sanei
Succeeded by Ahmad Jannati
Personal details
Born (1925-03-21)21 March 1925
Borujerd, Iran
Died 16 September 2015(2015-09-16) (aged 90)
Tehran
Political party Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran
Children Mehdi Khazali, Ensieh Khazali, Samir Zand, Alireza Khazali
Residence Tehran, Iran
Profession Politician, Islamic cleric
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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