Ayatollah Ata'ollah Ashrafi Esfahani | |
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| Born | 1902 |
| Died | 15 October 1982 (aged 80) Bakhtaran, Kermanshah, Iran |
| Religion | Twelver Shia Islam |
| Nationality | Iranian |
Ayatollah Ata'ollah Ashrafi Esfahani (Persian: آیتالله عطاءالله اشرفی اصفهانی; 1902 – 15 October 1982) was an Iranian religious leader. He was born near Esfahan and educated in Esfahan and at the Qom Seminary. He became a mojtahed when he was 40. After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, he was selected as the Imam Jumu'ah (the chief mullah for Friday prayers) for the city of Kermanshah. He was killed during Friday prayer on 15 October 1982.