Muhammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari
Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari (Persian: محمدجواد حاجعلیاکبری) is an Iranian conservative politician and a Twelver cleric. He serves as temporary Imam of Friday Prayer in Tehran.[1]
Muhammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari | |
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Haj Ali Akbari in 2022 | |
| Tehran's Ephemeral Friday Prayer Imam | |
| Assumed office 31 December 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Vice President of Iran Head of National Youth Organization | |
| In office 29 August 2005 – 24 July 2009 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Rahim Ebadi |
| Succeeded by | Mehrdad Bazrpash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1965 (age 57) Damavand, Tehran Province, Iran |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
Early life
Akbari obtained his bachelor's degree in the subject of fiqh and Islamic law after studying elementary (related) education. He studied in the superior levels and "Kharej-Fiqh Osul" (a kind of high level lessons in seminary) while learning Arabic and English.[1]
Among his known teachers are: Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani, Abdollah Javadi-Amoli,[1][2] Mohammed Emami-Kashani and Aziz Khoshvaght.[3]
Career
Iranian Supreme leader Ali Khamenei, appointed him as chief of "Imams of Friday Prayer Policy Council" in 2018.
He served as head of "Imam Sadiq Seminary", Damavant Imam-Jom'ah", the representative of the supreme leader in the "Union of students Islamic Associations".[1][4]
Mahsa Amini protests
In the wake of the Mahsa Amini protests, Ali-Akbari said, "Our security is our distinctive privilege. The Iranian people demand the harshest punishment for these barbaric rioters," at the Friday prayers on September 30th 2022.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "The biography of Hujjat al-Islam Haj Ali Akbari, the temporary Imam-Jom'ah of Tehran". farsnews.com. 8 Jan 2019.
- ^ The temporary Imam-Jom'ah of Tehran, Haj Ali Akbari + his records eghtesadnews.com Retrieved 8 Jan 2019
- ^ Biography / Hujjat al-Islam Haj Ali Akbari was appointed as the temporary Imam of Friday prayer ehavadar.com Retrieved 8 Jan 2019
- ^ Hujatul-IslamHaj Ali Akbari snn.ir Retrieved 8 Jan 2019
- ^ Hafezi, Parisa (30 September 2022). "Iran arrests Europeans accused of role in unrest". Reuters.