Mohammad-Reza Tavassoli
Iranian Ayatollah (1931-2008)
Mohammad-Reza Tavassoli | |
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Ayatollah Tavassoli in a meeting with Ali Khamenei in 2007 | |
Born | 1931 Iran |
Died | 16 February 2008(2008-02-16) (aged 76–77) Tehran, Iran |
Title | Ayatollah |
Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Tavassoli (Persian: محمدرضا توسلی) (1931–2008) was an influential Iranian theologian, reformist politician, and a close associate of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.Tavassoli was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He belonged to the Militant Clerics League.[1] Ayatollah Tavassoli simultaneously held a seat in the 3rd Assembly of Experts.
Tavassoli died on 16 February 2008, from a heart attack, while delivering a speech to the Expediency Council. He was 77 years old at the time of his death.[2]
See also
- List of members of Constitutional Amendment Council of Iran
- List of ayatollahs
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