Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili

Seyyed Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili
Seyyed Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili
	Grand Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili
Chief Justice of Iran; Head of Supreme Court of Iran
	In office; 28 June 1981 – 30 June 1989
Appointed by	Ruhollah Khomeini
Preceded by	Mohammad Beheshti
Succeeded by	Mohammad Yazdi
Attorney-General of Iran
	In office; 1 June 1980 – 28 June 1981
Appointed by	Mohammad Beheshti
Preceded by	Mohammad Mehdi Amlashi
Succeeded by	Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi
Member of the Assembly of Experts
	In office; 15 August 1983 – 1 December 1991
Constituency	Tehran Province
Personal details
Born	28 January 1926; Ardabil, Iran
Died	23 November 2016 (aged 90); Tehran, Iran
Political party	Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers
Other political; affiliations	Islamic Republican Party
Alma mater	Qom Seminary
Website	Official website

Seyyed Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili (Template:Lang-fa, 28 January 1926 – 23 November 2016) was an Iranian reformist politician and Twelver shi'a marja.

Political career

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 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

^ 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). Retrieved 29 July 2013.
^ Ramazani, Rouhollah K. (Spring 1980). "Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran". Middle East Journal. 34 (2). Middle East Institute: 181–204. JSTOR 4326018.

External links

Is the Ayatullah a Heretic?, Time, Monday, 28 April 1980

Legal offices
Preceded by Mohammad Beheshti	Head of Judiciary System of Iran 1981–1989	Succeeded by Mohammad Yazdi

[jplaw-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). 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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