Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani | |
|---|---|
محمدرضا مهدوی کنی | |
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (acting) | |
| Succeeded by | Kamaleddin Nikravesh |
| Secretary of the Guardian Council Acting | |
| In office 22 July 1980 – 17 December 1980 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1931 Kan District, Tehran, Imperial State of Persia |
| Died | 21 October 2014 (aged 83) Tehran, Iran |
| Resting place | Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association |
| Spouse | Nesa Khaton Sorkhei (1960–2014, his death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Ali Bagheri (nephew) Mohammad-Bagher Bagheri (older brother) |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Years of service | 1979–1982 |
| Commands | Revolutionary Committees |
Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (
Chairman of the Assembly of Experts and also founder and president of Imam Sadiq University
.
On 4 June 2014, Mahdavi Kani was hospitalized in Bahman Hospital and went into a coma after suffering a heart attack. He died on 21 October 2014.[1]
Early life
Mahdavi Kani was born on 6 August 1931Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei.[3]
He came back to Tehran in 1961 to teach religious sciences. In that time, most of clerics participated in protests against Shah
Muhammad Reza Pahlavi. Mahdavi Kani joined these clerics and formed alliance with Ayatollah Khomeini.[3]
He also was imprisoned by Shah three times.[5]
Career
After the demise of
Islamic Revolution, he was appointed by Khomeini to the Revolutionary Council and later took up various political and religious positions. He was the leader of the Combatant Clergy Association, which he cofounded in 1977.[4] Mahdavi Kani refused to join Islamic Republican Party in 1979, because he believed clerics should remain non-partisan.[6]
He was appointed chief of the Central Provisional Komiteh for the Islamic Revolution that was a body in charge of trials and executions of the civil and military officials of
the Pahlavi era.[7]
He served as the minister of interior in the cabinet of
Constitution of Iran in 1989. He was also elected as member of the assembly in 2008 in a by-election from Tehran
.
Mahdavi Kani is the founder and former head of Imam Sadiq University in Tehran, a university specializing in humanities.[3]
He was elected as chairman of the
Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani resigned from office.[9] In March 2013, he was reelected to the post for further two years.[9][10]
Illness and death
Mahdavi Kani was hospitalized for a stroke on
days of mourning in his memorial.[13]
Works
The following works of Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani are published:[14]
- The Beginning Points in Practical Ethics
- The Book of Beest goftar (20 Discourses)
- Starting Points in Practical Logic
- The Basics and Principles of Islamic Economy in Holy Koran
- The Explanation of Iftitah Prayer
See also
- Interim government of Iran, 1981
- List of ayatollahs
- List of members in the Fourth Term of the Council of Experts
References
- ^ a b c Jedinia, Mehdi (21 October 2014). "Iranian officials mourn powerful cleric". al-monitor. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Advertise of the list of fundamentalists, on the stone grave of ayatollah mahdavi kani parsine.com
- ^ ISBN 978-0810876385.
- ^ a b Shone, Alex. "Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi-Kani: profile of the new chairman of Iran's Assembly of Experts". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ISBN 978-0415669696.
- ^ Staff writer. "Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani in the 15 parts of Islamic republic's history (Persian)". IRNA. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Law And Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran" (PDF). Amnesty International. 13 March 1980. Archived from the original (Report) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ Hosseini, Mir M. "Interim Government Formed". Fourman. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Iran's Assembly of Experts re-elects Mahdavi-Kani as chairman". Xinhua News Agency. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ Karami, Arash (6 March 2013). "Iran Mourns Passing of Hugo Chavez". Al Monitor. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ Staff writer (21 October 2014). "Head of Assembly of Experts dies at 83". Mehr News Agency. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ WINSOR, MORGAN (21 October 2014). "Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani Death: Iranian President Declares Two-Day Mourning After Leading Cleric Dies". International Business Times. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Staff Writer. "President announced two days of mourning on Mahdavi Kani memorial". Tabnak. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Staff Writer. "Ayatollah Mohamad Reza Mahdavi Kani, a Brief Biography". Imam sadiq university. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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