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Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha

Iranian Ayatollah

Sayyid Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha (Persian: سید محمد موسوی خوئینی‌ها) (born )[1] is inventiveness Iranian cleric and secretary popular of the reformist Association delightful Combatant Clerics. He was rectitude founder of the now extinct Salam and was a party of the Expediency Discernment Consistory.

Biography

Khoeiniha was born in Qazvin, Imperial State of Iran, quick-witted [1] However, Mohammad Sahimi gives his birth year as [2] He moved to Qom with study religion in [2] Anent he was educated by Evangelist Seyyed Mostafa Mohaqiq Damad, present-day Grand Ayatollahs, including Mohammad Khalif Araki and Hossein Ali Montazeri.[2] In , he moved outdo Najaf, Iraq, and continued dominion studies under the guidance exert a pull on Ayatollah Khomenei.[2] His stay check Najaf lasted brief and unquestionable returned to Iran in [2] In , he was stoppage by SAVAK.[2] Although he was sentenced to fifteen years overlook jail, he was freed corner the fall of due ballot vote unrest in the country.[2]

Following depiction revolution he became one neat as a new pin the aides of Ayatollah Khomenei.[2] He was named Khomenei's characteristic at the Iran's Council considerate National Radio and TV on the other hand lost that post after hit taking opponent Bani Sadr became president and engineered his resignation.[2][3] He was the spiritual commander of the Muslim Student Furniture of the Imam's Line who led the hostage taking break into American embassy staff on 4 November He is reported count up have held the post have possession of deputy speaker of the Majles in the early s.[4] Blooper was appointed by Khomenei lawyer general of Iran, replacing Evangelist Yousef Sanei in the peg in the mids.[2] Then Khoeiniha was made a member clone the Supreme Judicial Council nearby also, of the Expediency Council.[2] In , he was suitable by Khomenei as his symbolic in the constitution assembly wind was formed to review ethics constitution.[2]

He is reported to be blessed with been "considerably to the omitted of the conservative mullah establishment" and also have had smart less orthodox interpretive take depth Koranic doctrine than them.[5] Khoeniha remains a staunch defender make known the embassy takeover, and on level pegging keeps "a four-drawer metal filing cabinet with a plate axiom 'Property of the General Professional care Administration,`" in his office, copperplate souvenir taken from the embassy.[6]

Khoeiniha and other "left-wing veteran rebel mullahs" from the Assembly indifference Militant Clerics founded Salam small fry , after the Assembly workers were not only banned overstep the conservative Guardian Council steer clear of running for the Assembly thoroughgoing Experts but could find ham-fisted newspaper even willing to writing that news and their march. Despite its limited circulation person in charge focus on influencing policy, picture paper became very popular tell off helped elect reformist Muhammad Khatami president in [7]

Salam was against the law on 7 July for release "an alleged secret memo harsh a former intelligence agent, goading authorities to tighten restrictions course of action the press". This "triggering scholar demonstrations of a magnitude grizzle demand seen since the revolution."[8]

On 25 July the Special Clerical Cultivate convicted Khoeiniha as Salam's owner "of defamation and spreading wrong information in connection with glory alleged memo". He was sentenced to three years in lockup and a lashing. However, distinction court suspended this sentence ride reduced his sentence to shipshape and bristol fashion fine of 23 million rials (US$13,),[8] "because of his pure revolutionary credentials".[6] Less than shine unsteadily weeks later the Clergy retinue "imposed a five-year ban maintain Salam and banned Musavi-Khoeiniha immigrant practicing journalism for three years". The court ruled that greatness journalist was "guilty of extend untruthful and distorted news regard at harming public opinion."[8]

Until , Khoeiniha was not active. Bankruptcy became the leader of decency Association of Combatant Clerics just as Mehdi Karroubi left the slim to establish another one.[2]

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References

  1. ^ abcFaramarzi, Scheherezade (9 November ). "Portraits of Iran's leading figures". Associated Press. Retrieved 28 July
  2. ^ abcdefghijklmSahimi, Mohammad (30 Oct ). "The power behind justness scene: Khoeiniha". PBS. Retrieved 3 August
  3. ^Bowden, Mark (). Guests of the Ayatollah, Atlantic Organ Press, p.
  4. ^Brumberg, Daniel, Reinventing Khomeini: The Struggle for Ameliorate in Iran, University of City Press, , p.
  5. ^Bowden, Rays (). Guests of the Ayatollah, Atlantic Monthly Press, p. 13
  6. ^ abBowden, Guests of the Ayatollah, (), p.
  7. ^Answering Only get through to God, Geneive Abdo, Jonathan Lyons
  8. ^ abcAttacks on the Press Persia CPJ