Hasan Amili
Hasan Amili | |
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| حسن عاملی | |
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| Member of Assembly of Experts | |
| Assumed office December 15, 2006 | |
| Constituency | Ardabil Province |
| Majority | 382,854 (5th) |
| Majority | 494,409 (4th) |
| Representative of the Supreme Leader in Ardabil Province and Imam Jumu'ah of Ardabil | |
| Assumed office 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Khalil BoyukzadehAhmad Fatemi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1962 Ardabil, Iran |
| Alma mater | Qom Hawza and University of Tehran |
Seyyed Hasan Amili Kalkhoran[a] (born 5 June 1962) is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric. A prominent figure in the principlist faction, Amili is a member of the Assembly of Experts from Ardabil Province. He also served as representative of supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Ardabil Province from 2001 until the latter's assassination in 2026.
Early life
Hasan Amili was born on 5 June 1962 in Ardabil, Iran, to an Iranian Azeri family.[1] He completed his religious studies from the Qom Seminary in Qom where he gained the clerical title Ayatollah.[2] Amili earned his PhD degree in Shia Islamic jurisprudence from the University of Tehran.[2]
Political career
Amili is a member of 4th,[3] 5th[4] and 6th Assembly of Experts from Ardabil Province electorate.[5] Amili has close ties with hardline principlist clerics Naser Makarem Shirazi and Ja'far Sobhani.[6]
Amili is often considered one of the main contenders for the post of supreme leader of Iran.[6][7]
Views
Ameli said about the 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes: We have wish presence in Karabakh war, Karabakh is the territory of Islam. I'd personally go to Nagorno-Karabakh War.[8] his speech at Friday Prayers had many reflections in Azerbaijani media.[9]
In February 2025, Amili suggested that American president Donald Trump is the Dajjal antichrist prophesized in Islam.[10]
In May 2025, Amili asserted that Iran should not dismantle its enrichment of uranium infrastructure.[11]
Notes
References
- ↑ "TRT World - Iran after Khamenei: A look at the men tipped to succeed the Supreme Leader". www.trtworld.com. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
- 1 2 https://darolershad.org/%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "عاملي كلخوران، سيدحسن". Assembly of Experts. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "آیتالله عاملی و آیتالله موسوی ننهکران از اردبیل راهی مجلس خبرگان شدند". Nasrnews. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "استان اردبيل- تعداد نامزدها: 4 نفر / تعداد منتخبين:2 نفر". Assembly of Experts. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- 1 2 Искаков, Ерлан (2025-09-15). "Iran's looming power struggle: The contenders to succeed Khamenei". Kursiv Media Kazakhstan. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
- ↑ https://www.annahar.com/en/region/middle-east/267935/who-are-the-candidates-to-succeed-irans-supreme-leader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "آمریکا قرهباغ را حیاط خلوت خود میداند/ دشمن اصلی آذربایجان آمریکا و رژیم صهیونیستی است". Fars News. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ↑ "بازتاب گسترده بیانات امام جمعه اردبیل در رسانه های آذربایجان+عکس". Sahebkhabar. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Iranian state cleric suggests Trump is the one-eyed Islamic Antichrist". www.iranintl.com. 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
- ↑ "No rational nation would dismantle its centrifuges, Iranian cleric says". www.iranintl.com. 2025-05-09. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
