Mohammad Reza Tavassoli
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Ayatollah
Mohammad Reza Tavassoli (1931-2008) was an influential Iran
ian 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
. Ayatollah Tavassoli simultaneously held a seat in the 3rd Assembly of Experts
. He died on the 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.
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...
Mohammad Reza Tavassoli (1931-2008) was an influential 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 theologian, reformist politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, and a close associate of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini
Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...
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Tavassoli was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council
Expediency Discernment Council
The Expediency Discernment Council of the System is an administrative assembly appointed by the Supreme Leader and was created upon the revision to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 6 February 1988...
of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He belonged to the Militant Clerics League
Militant Clerics League
The Association of Combatant Clerics is a reformist Iranian political party. It was established on March 16, 1988. It is not to be confused with the Combatant Clergy Association which is a conservative political party....
. Ayatollah Tavassoli simultaneously held a seat in the 3rd Assembly of Experts
Assembly of Experts
The Assembly of Experts of Iran , also translated as Council of Experts, is a deliberative body of 86 Mujtahids that is charged with electing and removing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities.Members of the assembly are elected from a government-screened list of candidates by...
. He died on the 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.