Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani
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Ayatollah
Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani is an Iran
ian cleric, conservative politician and writer and current Chairman of the Assembly of Experts
.
Previously, he was Acting Prime Minister
of Iran
from 2 September 1980 when Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar was assassinated until 29 October 1981.
In 2011 he was elected as the Chairman of the Assembly of Experts
, which elects and supervises the Supreme Leader of Iran
.
He is the current leader of Combatant Clergy Association.
in the near of Tehran
. His father was an Ayatollah too and taught in the Mofid School. After he finished elementary school in Kan and Tehran he attended the religious school of Borhan for 3 years. Then he went to Qom
and, until 1961, he was a pupil of great masters of the time such as:
, something which he had started since he was 18, during the time of Ayatollah Boroujerdi. He was considerably active and effective in his participation in the Islamic movement of Iran led by Ruhollah Khomeini
. Before the victory of the Islamic Revolution, he was appointed by Khomeini to the Revolutionary Council and later took up various political and religious positions.
that he was elected as Chairman of Parliament. He was re-appointed as Minister of Interior in the Cabinet of Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. He became the Interim Prime Minister
on 2 September 1981 and was in office until 29 October 1981. He was also Chairman of provisional presidential council
, after the assassination of President Mohammad Ali Rajai
and Prime Minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar
.
Mahdavi Kani in the founder and current head of Imam Sadegh University in Tehran
, a university specializing in humanities
. He has also been a member of the Constitutional Amendment Council of Iran, appointed by Ayatollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran
, to review and amend the Constitution of Iran in 1989.
Currently, he is the Leader of Combatant Clergies' Association (Jame-e-y-e-Rowhaniat-e-Mobarez); he was elected as its leader in 1979.
in 8 March 2011 after Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani resigned as Chairman. He was elected as member of Assembly of Experts in 2008 in a by-election from Tehran
.
"The Beginning Points in Practical Ethics"
"The Origins & Basis of Islamic Economy" (A satirical masterpiece)
"The Book of "Beest goftar" (20 Discourses)
– Chief of the Islamic Revolution Committees
– Member of the Guardian Council
– Interior Minister in Shaheed Rajaie and Bahonar cabinets. After their martyrdom he acted as caretaker prime minister too
– Member of the Higher Council of Cultural Revolution
– Being in charge of the headquarters for taking care of the war-stricken areas.
– Member of the Constitution Amendment Assembly.
– Member of the Expediency Council.
– Head of the center for attending to the mosques’ affairs.
– Chairman of the Assembly of Experts
Ayatollah
Ayatollah is a high ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hojatoleslam wal-muslemin...
Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani is an Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian cleric, conservative politician and writer and current Chairman of the Assembly of Experts
Assembly of Experts
The Assembly of Experts of Iran , also translated as Council of Experts, is a deliberative body of 86 Mujtahids that is charged with electing and removing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities.Members of the assembly are elected from a government-screened list of candidates by...
.
Previously, he was Acting Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Iran
Prime Minister of Iran was a political post in Iran that had existed during several different periods of time starting with the Qajar era until its most recent revival from 1979 to 1989 following the Iranian Revolution.-Prime Ministers of Qajar era:In the Qajar era, prime ministers were known by...
of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
from 2 September 1980 when Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar was assassinated until 29 October 1981.
In 2011 he was elected as the Chairman of the Assembly of Experts
Assembly of Experts
The Assembly of Experts of Iran , also translated as Council of Experts, is a deliberative body of 86 Mujtahids that is charged with electing and removing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities.Members of the assembly are elected from a government-screened list of candidates by...
, which elects and supervises the Supreme Leader of Iran
Supreme Leader of Iran
The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...
.
He is the current leader of Combatant Clergy Association.
Early life
He was born on 8 April 1931 in the village of KanKan
Kan may refer to:* Kan River in Russia* Kan District of Iran* Kan * One of the Bacabs of Mayan mythology* Gan, the Wade-Giles spelling of the Pinyin word* Kan variation of the Sicilian Defence, a chess opening-In music:...
in the near of Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
. His father was an Ayatollah too and taught in the Mofid School. After he finished elementary school in Kan and Tehran he attended the religious school of Borhan for 3 years. Then he went to Qom
Qom
Qom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 957,496, in 241,827 families. It is situated on the banks of the Qom River....
and, until 1961, he was a pupil of great masters of the time such as:
Early activity
After the demise of Ayatollah Boroujerdi, he went back to Tehran and continued his struggle against the Pahlavi regimePahlavi dynasty
The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...
, something which he had started since he was 18, during the time of Ayatollah Boroujerdi. He was considerably active and effective in his participation in the Islamic movement of Iran led by Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini
Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...
. Before the victory of the Islamic Revolution, he was appointed by Khomeini to the Revolutionary Council and later took up various political and religious positions.
After Iranian revolution
He became the Minister of Interior in the Cabinet of Mohammad-Ali Rajai to succeeding Akbar Hashemi RafsanjaniAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is an influential Iranian politician and writer, who was the fourth President of Iran. He was a member of the Assembly of Experts until his resignation in 2011...
that he was elected as Chairman of Parliament. He was re-appointed as Minister of Interior in the Cabinet of Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. He became the Interim Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Iran
Prime Minister of Iran was a political post in Iran that had existed during several different periods of time starting with the Qajar era until its most recent revival from 1979 to 1989 following the Iranian Revolution.-Prime Ministers of Qajar era:In the Qajar era, prime ministers were known by...
on 2 September 1981 and was in office until 29 October 1981. He was also Chairman of provisional presidential council
President of Iran
The President of Iran is the highest popularly elected official in, and the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran; although subordinate to the Supreme Leader of Iran, who functions as the country's head of state...
, after the assassination of President Mohammad Ali Rajai
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Mohammad Ali Rajai was the second elected President of Iran from 2 to 30 August 1981, after serving as Prime Minister under Abolhassan Banisadr. He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs from 11 March 1981 to 15 August 1981, while he was Prime Minister...
and Prime Minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar
Mohammad Javad Bahonar
Hojatoleslam Mohammad Javad Bahonar was an Iranian scholar, Shiite theologian and politician who served as the Prime minister of Iran from 15 to 30 August 1981 when he was assassinated by Mujahideen-e Khalq MEK, also known as PMOI and KMO...
.
Mahdavi Kani in the founder and current head of Imam Sadegh University in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, a university specializing in humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
. He has also been a member of the Constitutional Amendment Council of Iran, appointed by Ayatollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran
Supreme Leader of Iran
The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...
, to review and amend the Constitution of Iran in 1989.
Currently, he is the Leader of Combatant Clergies' Association (Jame-e-y-e-Rowhaniat-e-Mobarez); he was elected as its leader in 1979.
Assembly of Experts
He was elected as Chairman of the Assembly of ExpertsAssembly of Experts
The Assembly of Experts of Iran , also translated as Council of Experts, is a deliberative body of 86 Mujtahids that is charged with electing and removing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities.Members of the assembly are elected from a government-screened list of candidates by...
in 8 March 2011 after Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani resigned as Chairman. He was elected as member of Assembly of Experts in 2008 in a by-election from Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
.
Works
Some of his works published at this time are:"The Beginning Points in Practical Ethics"
"The Origins & Basis of Islamic Economy" (A satirical masterpiece)
"The Book of "Beest goftar" (20 Discourses)
Positions
His responsibilities in the past:– Chief of the Islamic Revolution Committees
– Member of the Guardian Council
– Interior Minister in Shaheed Rajaie and Bahonar cabinets. After their martyrdom he acted as caretaker prime minister too
– Member of the Higher Council of Cultural Revolution
– Being in charge of the headquarters for taking care of the war-stricken areas.
– Member of the Constitution Amendment Assembly.
– Member of the Expediency Council.
– Head of the center for attending to the mosques’ affairs.
– Chairman of the Assembly of Experts
See also
- Interim government of Iran, 1981Interim government of Iran, 1981The interim government of the Islamic Republic of Iran was established after the assassination of Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Mohammad Javad Bahonar on August 30...