Ali Meshkini
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Ayatollah Ali Meshkini (1922-July 30, 2007[1]) is the chairman of the Assembly of Experts in the Islamic Republic of Iran.[2]
The Assembly of Experts is a body of 86 members.[3] It is exclusively reserved for Islamic clerics who are elected by voters every eight years.
Hospitalization
On 20 July 2007, the 85-year-old Ayatollah Meshkini fell into a coma.[4][5] A few days later, a think thank reported he was dead or "on the brink of death."[6] Later, he died before the start of August 2007.
Videos
- Ayatollah Meshkini in Friday Sermon at Qom: The Holocaust Is a Lie, transcript, December 17, 2005
- Key Iran clerical body chief dies after illness, 30 July 2007
References
- ↑ Robert Tait, "Senior cleric's death opens up power struggle in Iran", Guardian Unlimited, 30 July 2007
- ↑ "Senior Iranian cleric’s state of health sharply deteriorates", Iran Focus, 19 Jul 2007
- ↑ David Blair, "Iran ayatollah death opens way for moderates", The Daily Telegraph, 1 August 2007
- ↑ "Ayatollah Meshkini slips into coma", Press TV, 20 July 2007
- ↑ "Ayatollah Meshkini hospitalized", Mehr News Agency, 20 July 2007
- ↑ Patrick Clawson and Mehdi Khalaji, "How Supreme Is Iran's Supreme Leader?", The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, July 23, 2007
External links
Articles
- Ayatollah Meshkini gets better, Islamic Republic News Agency, 20 July 2007
- "Prominent Iranian cleric dies at 85", USA Today, 30 July 2007
- "Prominent hard-line cleric dies in Iran", Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2007
