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| 1namedata = [[Sadeq Larijani]] |
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| office1 = [[Assembly of Experts|Member of the Assembly of Experts]] |
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| constituency1 = [[Markazi Province]] |
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| term_start2 = 21 February 1991 |
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| alias = [[Arabic]]: محسن الأراكي |
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| location = {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Qom]] |
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'''Mohsen Araki''' ({{lang-fa|محسن اراکی}}; {{lang-ar|محسن الأراكي}}) is an Iranian scholar, cleric, university lecturer and politician. He is currently a member of the [[Assembly of Experts]] and also a member of the [[Expediency Discernment Council]]. He is a prominent Iranian scholar and one of the students of the Islamic thinker [[Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr]]. |
'''Mohsen Araki''' ({{lang-fa|محسن اراکی}}; {{lang-ar|محسن الأراكي}}) is an Iranian scholar, cleric, university lecturer and politician. He is currently a member of the [[Assembly of Experts]] and also a member of the [[Expediency Discernment Council]]. He is a prominent Iranian scholar and one of the students of the Islamic thinker [[Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr]]. |
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In 2022, during [[2021–2022 Iranian protests]], he advocated for the death penalty for protestors. He argued those who participate in the protests should be found guilty of “corruption on earth.”<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202212246315 | title=Hardliner Clerics in Iran Demand More Executions, Amputations }}</ref> |
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==Life== |
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 2 November 2023
Mohsen Araki | |
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| Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
| Assumed office 20 September 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Chairman | Sadeq Larijani |
| Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Markazi Province |
| Majority | 242,146 |
| In office 21 February 1991 – 20 February 2007 | |
| Constituency | Khuzestan Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 Najaf, Iraq |
| Website | Official website |
Mohsen Araki (Persian: محسن اراکی; Arabic: محسن الأراكي) is an Iranian scholar, cleric, university lecturer and politician. He is currently a member of the Assembly of Experts and also a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He is a prominent Iranian scholar and one of the students of the Islamic thinker Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr.
In 2022, during 2021–2022 Iranian protests, he advocated for the death penalty for protestors. He argued those who participate in the protests should be found guilty of “corruption on earth.”[1]
Life
[edit]He was born in Najaf, Iraq. He benefited from the Islamic seminary in Najaf and Qom. He speaks fluent Arabic and English and has authored dozens of books in Persian, Arabic, and English. He was the personal representative of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (the Supreme Leader of Iran) in London and also the Head of the Islamic Centre of England until 2004.[2]
Works
[edit]Causality and Freedom (Al-Tawhid, Volume 17, n.2, Spring 2003)
See also
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References
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