Morteza Moghtadai
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Ayatollah Morteza Moghtadai (Persian: مرتضی مقتدایی; born 12 October 1935 in Isfahan) is an Iranian Twelver shia scholar, and deputy chairman of Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom. He was re-elected to the fourth Assembly of Experts. He currently resides in Isfahan and teaches in the city's seminary.[1]
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Morteza Moghtadaei | |
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مرتضی مقتدایی | |
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Born | (1935-10-12) 12 October 1935 (age 88) |
Religion | Islam |
Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia Islam |
Alma mater | Qom Hawza |
Member of Assembly of Experts | |
Assumed office 8 October 1990 | |
Preceded by | Abbas Izadi |
Constituency | Isfahan Province |
8th Prosecutor-General of Iran | |
In office 1994–2001 | |
Appointed by | Mohammad Yazdi |
Preceded by | Seyed Abolfazl Mousavi Tabrizi |
Succeeded by | Abdul-Nabi Namazi |
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He was quoted as saying of the 2009 Iranian election protests that the "demonstrators were treading the path of the world's arrogance" and that "The regime must confront them".[2]