Mohammad Yazdi
Bakhtaran Province | |
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Majority | 101,735 (46%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Isfahan, Imperial State of Persia | 2 July 1931
Died | 9 December 2020 Qom, Iran | (aged 89)
Resting place | Fatima Masumeh Shrine |
Nationality | Iranian |
Political party | Combatant Clergy Association Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom |
Other political affiliations | Islamic Republican Party (1979–1987) |
Spouse |
Batoul Azari (died 2020) |
Children | 4 |
Mohammad Yazdi (
Early life
Mohammad Yazdi was born in 1931 to a religious family at
Education
At first, Ayatollah Yazdi learned
Political career
Before victory of Iranian Revolution
Ayatollah Yazdi usually gave the lectures at mosques and house of scholars. Also he taught Morality course at the Feyziyeh School and discussed politic subjects.[6] Mohammad Yazdi was exiled by SAVAK many times to Bandar Lengeh, Bushehr and Rudbar.[5]
After victory of Iranian Revolution
After Ayatollah Khamenei became leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Yazdi served as the president of the Supreme Court. He remained in the post for many years before being replaced by Muhammad Hashemi Shahroudi.[7] Yazdi was a member of the Assembly of Experts[2] and the Guardian Council. He served as the interim Friday prayer leader of Tehran.
This is some of the political career of Ayatollah Yazdi after
- Management of Imam Khomeini's Office in Qom
- Member of the dispute resolution council between Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Abolhassan Banisadr[8]
- Member of the Assembly of Experts constitution in 1979
- Temporary Tehran's Friday Prayer Imam, 1982 to late 1990s
- Chief Justice of Iran 1989 to 1999
- Member of the Assembly of Experts, 1991 to 2016
- Member of Iranian Parliamentfrom 1980 to 1988 in Qom and Tehran
- Vice chairman of Iranian Parliament in the first and second periods
- Member of Guardian Council in the periods of the second, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
- One of the founders and secretary of Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
Political views
United States
In the run-up to the February 2016 elections, Yazdi opposed bilateral relations with the United States.[9] In the popular election held in February 2016 for Assembly of Experts candidates, incumbent Chairman Yazdi was not among the 16 experts who received enough votes to represent Tehran in the Fifth Assembly of Experts.[10]
Many western media outlets pointed to Yazdi's exit from the Assembly when providing and emphasizing the gains that reformists made in the 2016 elections.
Sanctions
In February 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Yazdi for "preventing free and fair elections in Iran."[21]
Work
Ayatollah Yazdi authored several books in English and Persian such as,
Death
Yazdi died on 9 December 2020.[23] He was buried in Qom later that day.[24]
See also
- List of ayatollahs
- Council for Spreading Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Thoughts
- Haghani Circle
- History of principle-ism in Iran
- Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
References
- ^ "همسر آیتالله یزدی دار فانی را وداع گفت | خبرگزاری فارس". www.farsnews.ir.
- ^ a b Khalaji, Mehdi (February 2012). "Supreme Succession. Who Will Lead Post-Khamenei Iran?" (PDF). The Washington Institute. Washington DC. Archived from the original (Policy Focus (No. 117)) on 16 April 2014.
- ^ Secretariat of Assembly of Experts, (Khobregane-Mellat), P. 655
- ^ Erdbrink, Thomas (10 March 2015). "Conservative Cleric Chosen to Lead Iranian Council". The New York Times. Tehran. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Staff writer (6 December 2008). "Biography of Mohammad Yazdi". hamshahrionline. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
- ^ a b c Staff writer. "Biography of Ayatollah Yazdi in view of history". Tasnimnews. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ David Menashri (2001). post revolutionary politics In iran. Frank Cass. p. 48.
- ISBN 978-0-8130-1461-6.
- ^ "Iran's Experts Assembly Chairman Rejects Bilateral Relations with US". Fars News Agency. Tehran. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Final results of Expert Assembly voting in Tehran province (Report). Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Iran. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Iran elections: Reformists make gains in Assembly of Experts". BBC. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Nakhoul, Samia (28 February 2016). "Iran's Rouhani welcomes poll wins that could mean faster reform". Reuters. Tehran. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Regencia, Ted (29 February 2016). "Moderates dominate council of clerics in Iran elections". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Mostaghim, Ramin; Bengali, Shashank (28 February 2016). "Reformers and moderates romp in Tehran as Iran election gauges popularity of nuclear deal". Los Angeles Times. Tehran.
- ^ Esfandiari, Haleh (29 February 2016). "Iran's Elections: Will Moderates' Gains Make a Difference?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "آیتالله یزدی در اجلاسیه مجلس خبرگان رهبری: مراقبت از هویت ولایت فقیه حساسترین وظیفه خبرگان است/ نباید با لبخند دشمن خوشحال شویم/ اقدام برای ورود من به مجلس بعدی خبرگان شایعه بود" [Ayatollah Yazdi at the session of the Assembly of Experts: Experts duty of care of the most sensitive identity of the supreme leader is / should be happy with the enemy smiling / action for my entry into the next Assembly of Experts was rumored]. Fars News Agency (in Persian). Tehran. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "رهبر انقلاب در دیدار اعضای مجلس خبرگان:مجلس خبرگان باید انقلابی بماند/ مقایسه رفتار نجیبانه راینیاورندگان انتخابات اخیر با رفتار نانجیبانه فتنهگران ۸۸/ نبودن آقایان مصباح و یزدی برای مجلس خبرگان خسارت است" [Supreme Leader meets members of the Assembly of Experts: Assembly of Experts should be revolutionary / compare gentlemanly behavior Raynyavrndgan recent elections with indecent behavior troublemaker 88 / absence of Mr. Mesbah Yazdi for the Assembly of Experts damage and is]. Fars News Agency (in Persian). Tehran. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Home Page of Guardian Council Website (see, اعضای شورای نگهبان (Members of the Guardian Council)". Guardian Council of the Constitution for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Staff writer(s) (24 January 2016). "Iran: Threats to Free, Fair Elections, Guardian Council Bars Reform Candidates". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Staff writer(s) (8 March 2016). "Iran Elections: Reformists Win Voter Support Despite Roadblocks and Irregularities". International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Treasury Designates Senior Iranian Regime Officials Preventing Free and Fair Elections in Iran". United States Department of the Treasury. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Staff writer. "Biography of Ayatollah Yazdi". Jameehmodarresin. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Ayatollah Yazdi passes away". Tehran Times. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Bakhshi, Mehdi (9 December 2020). "Ayatollah Yazdi's funeral ceremony in Qom". Mehr News Agency. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
External links
Media related to Mohammad Yazdi at Wikimedia Commons