Mohammed Emami-Kashani
| Ayatollah Mohammed Emami-Kashani | |
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| Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
| Ayatollah | |
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Assumed office 21 February 1991 | |
| Constituency | Tehran Province |
| Majority | 2,286,483 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 3, 1931 Kashan, Isfahan, Iran |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association[1] |
Ayatollah Mohammed Emami-Kashani (born in Bid Aabaad, Isfahan, in 1931) is a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He has been the Interim Friday Prayer Leader of Tehran.[2] He is also the head of Shahid Motahari University, Tehran. Most of his fame comes from the books and articles he has published over the last four decades. He was one of the important figures during Iran's revolution of 1979.
He has called al-Qaeda an "illegitimate child of America and Israel":
| “ | You talk about al-Qaeda. Have you forgotten who has bred al-Qaeda? It's the illegitimate child of America and Israel, but you name it Islam. This savagery is not Islam. It is coming from inside of you and it is now punching you.[3] | ” |
He is a proponent of the rule of law with the following condition,
| “ | The law comes from the people and our laws are based on Islam.[4] | ” |
References and notes
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Wikinews has related news: Ayatollah Emami-Kashani calls Americans 'murderers' |
- ↑ "موحدی کرمانی دبیرکل شد" [Movahedi-Kermani became the General Secretary] (in Persian). Iranian Students' News Agency. 3 December 2014. 93091207754. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ Iran IRNA: Kashani on Right to Nuclear Technology - 10-14-05
- ↑ BBC NEWS | Middle East | UK invited attacks - Iran cleric
- ↑ FarsiNet News - News related to Iran, Iranians and Persians - June 1998
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