Ahmad Mohseni Garakani
Iranian Ayatollah / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sheikh Ahmad Mohseni Garakani Persian: شیخ احمد محسنی گرکانی, (born 1926) is an Iranian Ayatollah. He was the Imam of Friday Prayer in Tuyserkan and the Chief of the Supreme Court of Iran, as well as representing the people of Markazi province in the Assembly of Experts from 1998 to 2024.[1][2][3]
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Ayatollah
Sheikh Ahmad Mohseni Garakani | |
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آیت الله شیخ احمد محسنی گرکانی | |
Chief of the Supreme Court of Iran | |
In office 11 September 2009 – 2 September 2014 | |
Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
Preceded by | Hossein Mofid |
Succeeded by | Hossein Karimi |
Member of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth terms of the Assembly of Experts | |
In office 23 October 1998 – 20 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Abolfazl Khonsari |
Constituency | Markazi Province |
Imam of Friday Prayer in Tuyserkan | |
In office 24 September 1979 – 1982 | |
Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
Succeeded by | Abdolhossein Sabzevari |
احمد محسنی گرکانی | |
Title | Ayatollah |
Personal | |
Born | 1926 (age 97–98) |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Iranian |
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Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia Islam |
Political party | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom |
Alma mater | Qom Hawza Hawza Najaf |
Teachers | Hossein Borujerdi Ruhollah Khomeini Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei |
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