Constituency Khorasan Name Abolghasem Khazali Religion Shia Islam Succeeded by Ahmad Jannati | Preceded by Yousef Sanei Residence Tehran, Iran Appointed by Ruhollah Khomeini Role Iranian Politician | |
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Born 21 March 1925
Borujerd, Iran ( 1925-03-21 ) Political party Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran Profession Politician, Islamic cleric Died September 16, 2015, Tehran, Iran Party Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran Grandchildren Mohammad Saleh Khazali, Zahra Khazali, Zainab Khazali | ||
Children Mehdi Khazali, Samir Zand | ||
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. Before the Islamic Revolution, he was one of the strongest challengers of the Shah, and was taken to jail several times. He died on 16 September 2015.
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