Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili
| Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili عبدالکریم موسوی اردبیلی |
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| Chief Justice of Iran | |
| In office 28 June 1981 – 30 June 1989 |
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| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Beheshti |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Yazdi |
| Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 5 November 1979 – 1 December 1991 |
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| Constituency | Tehran Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1926 Ardebil, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
Islamic Republican Party |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili (Persian: عبدالکریم موسوی اردبیلی, born 28 January 1926) is an Iranian politician and Twelver shi'a marja.
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Early life and education[edit]
He was born on 28 January 1926 in Ardabil. His father, Mir-Abdul Rahim was a cleric and his mother died when he was a child.
His father sent him to Mula-Ebrahim School in 1940. He went to Qom for higher education in 1943 and was there until 1946.[citation needed] His teachers were Grand Ayatollah Kazem Haeeri and Mohammad-Reza Golpayegani. He travelled to Najaf in 1946 for cleric studies and studied Islam and religion. He was in Najaf until 1948 when his father died and he returned to Iran. He had also established Mofid University in 1989 and is its president now.[citation needed]
Political career[edit]
Ardebili was a supporter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and was a friend of his. He spoke for 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 assassination of Mohammad Beheshti. He was also acting President of Iran for two months after the impeachment of Abulhassan Banisadr.[citation needed]
When Khomeini died in 1989 Ardebili resigned as chief of justice and returned to Qom. He is a supporter of Green Movement.
Personal life[edit]
Ardebili married twice. he has 10 children, 6 sons and 4 daughters. and more
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). Retrieved 29 July 2013.
External links[edit]
- Is the Ayatullah a Heretic?, Time, Monday, 28 April 1980
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| Preceded by Mohammad Beheshti |
Head of Judiciary System of Iran 1981–1989 |
Succeeded by Mohammad Yazdi |
- 1926 births
- Iranian Azerbaijani grand ayatollahs and clerics
- Living people
- Iranian politicians
- Iranian heads of Judicial System
- People from Ardabil
- Iranian grand ayatollahs
- Chief Justices of Iran
- Al-Moussawi family
- People of the Iranian Revolution
- Iranian Azerbaijani politicians
- Members of the Assembly of Experts