Ebrahim Amini

Iranian politician (1925–2020)

Ebrahim Amini (30 June 1925 – April 24, 2020) was an Iranian politician. He was a member of the Assembly of Experts from 1983 to 2007 and again from 2016 to 2020. He was also a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was a possible candidate to become the next Iranian Supreme Leader.[1]

Ebrahim Amini
Amini in 2016
Member of the Assembly of Experts
In office
24 May 2016 – 24 April 2020
ConstituencyTehran Province
Majority1,904,524
In office
15 August 1983 – 19 February 2007
ConstituencyChaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Second Deputy Chairman of the Assembly of Experts
In office
1985–2006
Preceded byMohammad Mehdi Rabbani Amlishi
Succeeded byMohammad Yazdi
Member of the Expediency Discernment Council
In office
17 March 1997 – 24 April 2020
Personal details
Born
Ebrahim Amini Najafabadi

(1925-06-30)June 30, 1925
Najaf Abad, Isfahan Province, Iran
DiedApril 24, 2020(2020-04-24) (aged 94)
Qom, Qom Province, Iran
NationalityIranian
Political partySociety of Seminary Teachers of Qom
Alma materIsfahan Hawza
Qom Seminary
OccupationCleric
Politician
Signature
Websitewww.ibrahimamini.com

Amini was known as a critic of the government of former president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.[2]

Amini died at a hospital on April 24, 2020 in Qom, Iran at the age of 94.[3]

References

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  1. Saeed Kamali Dehghan (31 October 2014), "When the time comes, who will succeed Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?", The Guardian, retrieved 24 February 2017
  2. "Who will be the next chair of Iran's Assembly of Experts?". 30 March 2016.
  3. Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini Passes Away at 94