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 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Beheshti |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Yazdi |
| Attorney-General of Iran | |
| In office 1 June 1980 – 28 June 1981 | |
| Appointed by | Mohammad Beheshti |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha |
| Succeeded by | Hossein Mousavi |
| Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 5 November 1979 – 1 December 1991 | |
| Constituency | Tehran Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1926 Ardabil, Iran |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Islamic Republican Party |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili (Persian: عبدالکریم موسوی اردبیلی, born 28 January 1926) is an Iranian politician and Twelver shi'a marja.
Early life and education
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
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 impeachment of President Abulhassan Banisadr. As chief justice, he served as 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] In this position he was also acting President of Iran after the impeachment of 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
Ardebili married twice. he has 10 children, 6 sons and 4 daughters.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ramazani, Rouhollah K. (Spring 1980). "Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran". Middle East Journal. 34 (2). Middle East Institute: 181–204. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
External links
- Is the Ayatullah a Heretic?, Time, Monday, 28 April 1980
- 1926 births
- Living people
- Iranian Azerbaijani grand ayatollahs and clerics
- 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