Sayyid Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili | |
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.jpg) Mousavi Ardebili in 2015 | |
| Chief Justice of Iran Head of Supreme Court of Iran | |
| In office 28 June 1981 – 15 August 1989 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Beheshti |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Yazdi |
| Attorney-General of Iran | |
| In office 23 February 1980 – 28 June 1981 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Fathollah Banisadr |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Mehdi Rabbani Amlashi |
| 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 |
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.
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]