Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Tavassoli (Persian: محمدرضا توسلی) (1931–2008) was an influential Iranian theologian, reformist politician, and a close associate of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.Tavassoli was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He belonged to the Militant Clerics League.[1] Ayatollah Tavassoli simultaneously held a seat in the 3rd Assembly of Experts.
Mohammad-Reza Tavassoli | |
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 Ayatollah Tavassoli in a meeting with Ali Khamenei in 2007 | |
| Born | 1931 |
| Died | 16 February 2008 (aged 76–77) |
| Title | Ayatollah |
Tavassoli died on 16 February 2008, from a heart attack, while delivering a speech to the Expediency Council. He was 77 years old at the time of his death.[2]
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edit- ^ "Foreign press and media department". Archived from the original on 2007-08-27. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ Iranian Ayatollah dies during speech, Agence France-Presse (February 17, 2008).
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