Abbas Vaez-Tabasi

Muslim scholar
Ayatollah Abbas Vaez-Tabasi
Title Ayatollah
Born (1935-06-25)June 25, 1935
Tabas, Iran
Died March 4, 2016(2016-03-04) (aged 80)
Mashhad, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Era Modern era
Religion Islam
Main interest(s) Fiqh, Kalam and philosophy

Ayatollah Abbas Vaez Tabasi (Persian: آيت الله عباس واعظ طبسی‎‎, 25 June 1935 – 4 March 2016) was an influential Iranian cleric who held memberships at different institutions. He was Grand Imam and Chairman of the Astan Quds Razavi board from 1979 until his death in 2016.

Early life

Vaez Tabasi hails from a family of Mashhadi origin.[1] He was born in 1935.He began his education when he was only 12 years old in various seminaries.[2]

Career

Vaez Tabasi was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was also the head of the Astan Quds Razavi.

In 2006 he was elected to the Assembly of Experts[3] to the surprise of some observers.[4] However, he retired after declining to run in 2016 election.

Personal life

Vaez Tabasi's daughter married Supreme Leader Khamenei's son, Sayyid Hassan.[1]

Illness and death

Funeral of Vaez Tabasi in Mashhad.

On 2 November 2015, It was announced that he is suffering from cancer. On 27 February 2016, he was hospitalized due to respiratory complications. After a few days of hospitalization, Ayatollah Vaez died on 4 March.[2] He died at the age of 80. Following his death, three days mourning was declared in Khorasan province.[5] His funeral was held on the following day which Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials like President Hassan Rouhani attending the ceremony. He was buried at the Imam Reza shrine.

References

  1. 1 2 Bar, Shmuel (2004). "Iranian Defense Doctrine and Decision Making" (PDF). Institute for Policy and Strategy. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 http://en.abna24.com/service/iran/archive/2016/03/04/738737/story.html
  3. ↑ Suspended
  4. ↑ Sharifnews.com:: نتایج انتخابات خبرگان در ۲۵ استان
  5. ↑ http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/03/04/453724/Iran-Mashhad-Ayatollah-Abbas-Vaez-Tabasi

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