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Ayatollah Yazdi elected Assembly of Experts chairman
[TEHRANTIMES] Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi was elected as chairman of Iran's Assembly of Experts on Tuesday. Ayatollah Mohammad Momen and Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ... the fourth President of Iran. He was a member of the Assembly of Experts until he was eased out in 2011 He continues, for the moment, as Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council. In 2005 he ran for a third term as president, ultimately losing to rival Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was in Khamenei's graces back then. In 1980 Rafsanjani survived an assassination attempt, during which he was seriously injured. He has been described as a centrist and a pragmatic conservativewithout all that much reason. He is currently being eased out of any position of actual influence or power and may be dead by the end of 2012... were the other contenders for the post. Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was also among the candidates, but later he withdrew his candidacy. Ayatollah Yazdi was elected as chairman by winning 47 votes out of a total number of 73 in the second round of election. Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani won 24 votes. Posted by: Fred 2015-03-11 |
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