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Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri (Persian: حسینعلی منتظری [hosei̯næˈliː-e montæzeˈɾiː] pronunciation ⓘ; 24 September 1922 – 19 December 2009) was an Iranian Shia Islamic theologian, Islamic democracy advocate, writer and human rights activist.
May 3, 2024 · Hossein Ali Montazeri (born 1922, Najafābād, Iran—died Dec. 20, 2009, Qom) was an Iranian cleric who became one of the highest-ranking authorities in Shīʿite Islam. He was once the designated successor of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini .
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Dec 21, 2009 · Learn about the life and legacy of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who supported Khomeini's revolution against the Shah and challenged the Islamic Republic's authoritarianism. Read his biography, his struggles with the SAVAK, and his role in Iran's politics and history.
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Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, a pillar of the Islamic Revolution three decades ago who became a staunch defender of the nation’s current opposition movement, died late Saturday of...
Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri was an Iranian Shia Islamic theologian, Islamic democracy advocate, writer and human rights activist. He was one of the leaders of the Iranian Revolution and one of the highest-ranking authorities in Shīʿite Islam.
Senior Shi'ite Muslim cleric and theologian Hossein (Hussein) Ali Montazeri is an Iranian political and religious figure who played a pivotal role in the Islamic revolution of 1979 and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran as the first major theocratic government in the modern history of the Middle East.
Dec 21, 2009 · TEHRAN (Reuters) - Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who died aged 87, was once named to succeed Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini but fell from grace after...
