Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri | |
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Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
In office 24 May 2016 – 18 August 2020 | |
Constituency | Tehran Province |
Majority | 1,442,224 |
In office 23 February 1999 – 19 February 2007 | |
Constituency | Gilan Province |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri 19 October 1944 Najaf, Iraq |
Died | 18 August 2020 Tehran, Iran | (aged 75)
Nationality | Iranian |
Occupation | Cleric Politician Diplomat |
Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri (19 October 1944[1] – 18 August 2020) was an Iraqi-born Iranian cleric and diplomat.[2] During the 1980s Taskhiri served as the Iranian representative to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. He was a member of the Assembly of Experts between 1999 to 2007 and again from 2016 until his death. He was born in Najif, Iraq.
Taskhiri died on 18 August 2020 in Tehran from a heart attack, aged 75.[3]