Mohammed Emami-Kashani

Mohammad Emami-Kashani (Persian: محمد امامی کاشانی) (born 3 October 1931)[3][4][5] is a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He has been the Interim Friday Prayer Leader of Tehran.[6] He is also the head of Shahid Motahari University, Tehran.

Mohammad Emami-Kashani
Member of the Assembly of Experts
Assumed office
15 August 1983 [1]
ConstituencyTehran Province
Majority2,286,483
Tehran's Ephemeral Friday Prayer Imam
Assumed office
30 October 1981
Appointed byRuhollah Khomeini
Personal details
Born (1931-10-03) 3 October 1931
Kashan, Iran
Political partyCombatant Clergy Association[2]

He has called al-Qaeda an "illegitimate child of America and Israel":

You talk about al-Qaeda. Have you forgotten who has bred al-Qaeda? It's the illegitimate child of America and Israel, but you name it Islam. This savagery is not Islam. It is coming from inside of you and it is now punching you.[7]

References and notes

  1. "1982 Assembly of Experts Election - Iran Data Portal - 1982 Assembly of Experts Election". www.princeton.edu. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. "موحدی کرمانی دبیرکل شد" [Movahedi-Kermani became the General Secretary] (in Persian). Iranian Students' News Agency. 3 December 2014. 93091207754. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. "محمد امامی کاشانی دهم مهر ۱۳۱۰ - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. "زندگینامه آیت الله محمد امامی کاشانی". پایگاه خبری جماران. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. "امامی كاشانی، محمد". www.majlesekhobregan.ir. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. "Kashani: Full Access to Nuclear Technology Iran's Natural Right | Iran Watch". www.iranwatch.org. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  7. "UK invited attacks - Iran cleric". 8 July 2005. Retrieved 27 March 2023 via news.bbc.co.uk.


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