Sayyid Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili (Persian: سید عبدالکریم موسوی اردبیلی, 28 January 1926 – 23 November 2016) was an Iranian reformist politician and Twelver shi'a marja.
Sayyid Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili | |
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سید عبدالکریم موسوی اردبیلی | |
.jpg) Mousavi Ardebili in 2015 | |
| Chief Justice of Iran Head of Supreme Court of Iran | |
| In office 28 June 1981 – 15 August 1989 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Beheshti |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Yazdi |
| Attorney-General of Iran | |
| In office 23 February 1980 – 28 June 1981 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Fathollah Banisadr |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Mehdi Rabbani Amlashi |
| Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 15 August 1983 – 1 December 1991 | |
| Constituency | Tehran Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1926 Ardabil, Iran |
| Died | 23 November 2016 (aged 90) Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers |
| Other political affiliations | Islamic Republican Party |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
| Website | Official website |
Political career
editArdebili was a supporter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and was a friend of his. He made speeches in support of Khomeini in the 1970s. After the Iranian Revolution, he became a founding member of the Islamic Republican Party that was founded in 1979.[1] Khomeini appointed him as chief of justice in 1981 after the impeachment of President Abulhassan Banisadr. As chief justice, he served as a member of the temporary council of the Presidency, along with the Prime Minister and Speaker, carrying out the duties of the president for up to two months.[2]
References
edit- ^ Asayesh, Hossein; Adlina Ab. Halim; Jayum A. Jawan; Seyedeh Nosrat Shojaei (March 2011). "Political Party in Islamic Republic of Iran: A Review". Journal of Politics and Law. 4 (1). doi:10.5539/jpl.v4n1p221. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ Ramazani, Rouhollah K. (Spring 1980). "Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran". Middle East Journal. 34 (2). Middle East Institute: 181–204. JSTOR 4326018.
External links
edit- Is the Ayatullah a Heretic?, Time, Monday, 28 April 1980