Abbas Ali Akhtari
Sheikh Abbas Ali Akhtari (Persian: شیخ عباسعلی اختری; 7 December 1939 – 31 October 2022) was an Iranian Ayatollah. He represented the Supreme Leader of Iran in Semnan province, while also serving as the Imam of Friday Prayer in Semnan. He also represented the people in Khorasan province in the early 80's for the first term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Iranian Parliament). He later represented the people of Tehran province for the seventh term of the Iranian Parliament. He was a member of Assembly of Experts, from February 2021 to October 2022 in the fifth term of the Assembly of Experts, after the death of Nasrallah Shah-Abadi. He was elected in the first midterm elections of the Assembly of Experts on 23 February 2020.
Ayatollah Sheikh Abbas Ali Akhtari | |
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| آیت الله شیخ عباسعلی اختری | |
Abbas Ali Akhtari in 2016 | |
| Representative of Supreme Leader | |
| In office 1981 – 11 January 2003 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Seyed Mohammad Shahcheraghi |
| Constituency | Semnan Province |
| Friday Prayer Leader of Semnan | |
| In office 1981 – 11 January 2003 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Seyed Mohammad Shahcheraghi |
| Member of First term of Islamic Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 28 May 1980 – 27 May 1984 | |
| Constituency | Mashhad – Khorasan Province |
| Member of Seventh term of Islamic Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 27 May 2004 – 26 May 2008 | |
| Constituency | Tehran Province |
| Majority | 1,971,557 (26.36%) |
| Member of the Fifth term of Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 22 February 2021 – 31 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nasrallah Shah-Abadi |
| Constituency | Tehran Province |
| Majority | 961,773 (49.99%) |
عباسعلی اختری Abbas Ali Akhtari | |
| Title | Ayatollah |
| Personal | |
| Born | 7 December 1939 |
| Died | 31 October 2022 (aged 82) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia Islam |
| Alma mater | Qom Hawza |
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