Mohammad-Reza Tavassoli
Mohammad-Reza Tavassoli | |
|---|---|
 Tavassoli in a meeting with Ali Khamenei in 2007 | |
| Chief of Staff to the Supreme Leader | |
| In office 1979–1989 | |
| Supreme Leader | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1931 |
| Died | 16 February 2008 (aged 76–77) Tehran, Iran |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini |
Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Tavassoli (Persian: محمدرضا توسلی; 1931 – 16 February 2008) was an influential Iranian theologian, reformist politician, a close associate of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and was the first chief of staff of the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989. Tavassoli was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He belonged to the Militant Clerics League.[1] Ayatollah Tavassoli simultaneously held a seat in the 3rd Assembly of Experts.
Tavassoli died on 16 February 2008, from a heart attack, while delivering a speech to the Expediency Council. He was 77 years old at the time of his death.[2]
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References and notes
- ↑ "Foreign press and media department". Archived from the original on 2007-08-27. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ↑ Iranian Ayatollah dies during speech, Agence France-Presse (February 17, 2008).