Ahmad Jannati
Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati (born 23 February 1927) is an Iranian politician and cleric. He has been the secretary of the Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1988. He is the oldest Iranian official currently in power and one of the oldest living clerics.[9][10]
Ahmad Jannati | |
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احمد جنتی | |
 Jannati in 2016 | |
| Chairman of the Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 24 May 2016 – 21 May 2024 | |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Yazdi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani |
| Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
| In office 17 March 1997 – 20 September 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Chairman | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani |
| Secretary of the Guardian Council | |
| Assumed office 17 July 1992[1] | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani |
| Tehran's Temporary Friday Prayer Imam | |
| In office 3 April 1992[2] – 11 March 2018[3] | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 23 February 1999 – 20 May 2024 | |
| Constituency | Tehran Province |
| Majority | 1,321,130 (29.35%) |
| In office 15 August 1983[4] – 22 February 1999 | |
| Constituency | Khuzestan Province |
| Member of the Guardian Council | |
| Assumed office 20 February 1980[5] | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini Ali Khamenei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 February 1927
(aged 99)[6] Isfahan, Imperial State of Persia |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom[7] |
| Spouse(s) | Unnamed (divorced) Sediqeh Mazaheri (1947–2015; her death) Unnamed (2017–2023)[8] |
| Children | 4, including Ali |
| Residence | Tehran, Iran |
| Profession | Politician, cleric |
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References
- ↑ No Title (in fa)Rooz Online. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ No Title (in fa). Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ موافقت با کنارهگیری آیت الله جنتی از امامت جمعه تهران
- ↑ 1982 Assembly of Experts Election. The Iran Social Science Data PortalPrinceton University. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ No Title (in fa) (17 October 2014)Iranian Students' News Agency. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ↑ No Title (in fa)Guardian Council. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ↑ همسر آیتالله جنتی درگذشت (in Persian)
- ↑ Dagres, Holly. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati may outlive all of us—even the Angel of Death (in en-US). Atlantic Council (2022-07-19). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ↑ 97-Year-Old Iranian Cleric To Serve 32nd Year In Key Office (in en). Iran International (2024-03-28). Retrieved 2024-03-28.