Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili

Sayyid Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili (Persian: سید عبدالکریم موسوی اردبیلی, 28 January 1926 – 23 November 2016) was an Iranian reformist politician and Twelver shi'a marja.

Sayyid Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili
سید عبدالکریم موسوی اردبیلی
Mousavi Ardebili in 2015
Chief Justice of Iran
Head of Supreme Court of Iran
In office
28 June 1981 – 15 August 1989
Appointed byRuhollah Khomeini
Preceded byMohammad Beheshti
Succeeded byMohammad Yazdi
Attorney-General of Iran
In office
23 February 1980 – 28 June 1981
Appointed byRuhollah Khomeini
Preceded byFathollah Banisadr
Succeeded byMohammad-Mehdi Rabbani Amlashi
Member of the Assembly of Experts
In office
15 August 1983 – 1 December 1991
ConstituencyTehran Province
Personal details
Born(1926-01-28)28 January 1926
Ardabil, Iran
Died23 November 2016(2016-11-23) (aged 90)
Tehran, Iran
Political partyAssembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers
Other political
affiliations
Islamic Republican Party
Alma materQom Seminary
WebsiteOfficial website

Political career

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Ardebili was a supporter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and was a friend of his. He made speeches in support of Khomeini in the 1970s. After the Iranian Revolution, he became a founding member of the Islamic Republican Party that was founded in 1979.[1] Khomeini appointed him as chief of justice in 1981 after the impeachment of President Abulhassan Banisadr. As chief justice, he served as a member of the temporary council of the Presidency, along with the Prime Minister and Speaker, carrying out the duties of the president for up to two months.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Asayesh, Hossein; Adlina Ab. Halim; Jayum A. Jawan; Seyedeh Nosrat Shojaei (March 2011). "Political Party in Islamic Republic of Iran: A Review". Journal of Politics and Law. 4 (1). doi:10.5539/jpl.v4n1p221. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. ^ Ramazani, Rouhollah K. (Spring 1980). "Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran". Middle East Journal. 34 (2). Middle East Institute: 181–204. JSTOR 4326018.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Head of Judiciary System of Iran
1981–1989
Succeeded by