Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi
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Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi is an Iran
ian politician
and cleric, previously the Minister of Intelligence of Islamic Republic of Iran. He is the current Head of Supreme Administrative Court
of IRI.
During his term of ministership, some journalists and reformist politicians were murdered by security agents, for which the Iranian government later charged his deputy, Saeed Emami
, with orchestrating, claiming he had organized them independently. Dorri-Najafabadi resigned and was succeeded by Ali Younessi. The events were later named the "Chained Murders" by the reformist cabinet of President
Mohammad Khatami
.
After Mohammad Ismaeil Shooshtari, in 2005, he was the attorney-general of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He has been succeeded by Jamal Karimi-Rad
.
In 2008, he said that toys such as the Barbie doll are "destructive culturally and a social danger."
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...
Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi 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 politician
Politician
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and cleric, previously the Minister of Intelligence of Islamic Republic of Iran. He is the current Head of Supreme Administrative Court
Supreme Administrative Court
A supreme administrative court is the highest court in a country with jurisdiction over lower administrative courts and the administrative decisions of the authorities, but not the legislative decisions made by the government...
of IRI.
During his term of ministership, some journalists and reformist politicians were murdered by security agents, for which the Iranian government later charged his deputy, Saeed Emami
Saeed Emami
Saeed Emami was the Iranian deputy minister of intelligence under Ali Fallahian, and an intelligence officer under Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi. The Islamic government accused him of having independently organized the assassinations of dissidents shortly after he allegedly committing...
, with orchestrating, claiming he had organized them independently. Dorri-Najafabadi resigned and was succeeded by Ali Younessi. The events were later named the "Chained Murders" by the reformist cabinet of President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
Mohammad Khatami
Mohammad Khatami
Sayyid Mohammad Khātamī is an Iranian scholar, philosopher, Shiite theologian and Reformist politician. He served as the fifth President of Iran from August 2, 1997 to August 3, 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture in both the 1980s and 1990s...
.
After Mohammad Ismaeil Shooshtari, in 2005, he was the attorney-general of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He has been succeeded by Jamal Karimi-Rad
Jamal Karimi-Rad
Jamal Karimi-Rad was the Minister of Justice of the Islamic Republic of Iran.He was killed in a car accident on December 28, 2006. Gholam-Hossein Elham became the acting justice minister after this fatal event.-External links:**...
.
In 2008, he said that toys such as the Barbie doll are "destructive culturally and a social danger."
See also
- Haghani CircleHaghani CircleHaghani school is a Shi'i school of thought in Iran by a group of hardliner right-wing clerics based in the holy city of Qom and headed by Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi, an influential theologian. The Haghani Circle has its origin in the Haghani seminary, founded in 1964, which previously...
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