Ahmad Alamolhoda

Sayyid Ahmad Alamolhoda (also Alam Olhoda or Alam al-Hoda; Persian: احمد علم‌الهدی; born September 1, 1944) is an Iranian Shia Islamic cleric who has been described as "senior"[1] and "ultra conservative"[2] and "hardline."[3] His rank has been given both as Hojjatoleslam[4] and Ayatollah.[5] He is the Friday Prayer leader in Mashhad, Iran[4] and is also that city's representative in the Iranian Assembly of Experts.[6] Alamolhoda is a member of Combatant Clergy Association.[7]

Ahmad Alamolhoda
Alamolhoda in his office at Mashhad
Member of the Assembly of Experts
Assumed office
19 February 2007
ConstituencyRazavi Khorasan Province
Majority1,235,565 (44.43%)
Personal details
Born (1944-09-01) 1 September 1944
Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran
Political partyCombatant Clergy Association
Spouse
Sakineh Rikhtegarzadeh
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(died 2017)​
Children7, including Jamileh
RelativesEbrahim Raisi (son-in-law)
Abdol Javad Alamolhoda (older brother)

Alamolhoda name appeared in the international media as a speaker at a December 30, 2009 rally held in favor of the Islamic regime, where he was quoted as calling opponents of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei In comments broadcast on Iranian state TV, Alamolhoda told demonstrators,

"Enemies of the leader, according to the Quran, belong to the party of Satan ... Our war in the world is war against the opponents of the rule of the supreme leader."[8]

Alamolhoda was also a strong critic of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the previous head of the Assembly of Experts, whom Alamolhoda attacked for “his silence in the face of unprecedented insults against the leader of the revolution” (Ali Khamenei), and warned to “reform his behavior before it was too late.”[6]

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References
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  1. "Iran's Mousavi ready to die for opposition cause". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  2. Iranians Rally in Support of Government, 31 December 2009
  3. Iranian hardliners rally, call for killing reformists Archived 2010-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, salon.com, Dec 31, 2009
  4. "Ahmadinejad has proof US trying to stop Hidden Imam". FRONTLINE - Tehran Bureau. Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  5. In Tehran, Thousands Rally to Back Government Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine By NAZILA FATHI, December 30, 2009
  6. Supreme Leader’s Performance “Proven”
  7. Mohammadighalehtaki, Ariabarzan (2012). Organisational Change in Political Parties in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. With Special Reference to the Islamic Republic Party (IRP) and the Islamic Iran Participation Front Party (Mosharekat) (Ph.D. thesis). Durham University. p. 177. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  8. "Iranian hardliners rally, call for killing reformists Dec 31, 2009". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
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