Name Ruhollah Khatami | Role Cleric | |
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Children Mohammad Khatami, Mohammad-Reza Khatami, Ali Khatami, Fatemeh Khatami Grandchildren Emad Khatami, Narges Khatami, Fatemeh Khatami, Leila Khatami, Alireza Khatami Similar People Mohammad Khatami, Mohammad‑Reza Khatami, Zahra Eshraghi |
Ruhollah Khatami (28 October 1906 – 27 October 1988) was a senior Iranian cleric in the city of Yazd.
In July 1982, he was appointed as prayer leader in the central Iranian city of Yazd by Ruhollah Khomeini. He is the father of a number of notable Iranian politicians, including former president Mohammad Khatami, Islamic Iran Participation Front founder Mohammad-Reza Khatami, former presidential chief of staff Ali Khatami and Fatemeh Khatami, who was elected to Ardakan's city council in 1999.
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