Ahmad Jannati | |
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احمد جنتی | |
.jpg) Jannati in 2015 | |
| Chairman of the Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 24 May 2016 – 21 May 2024 | |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Yazdi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani |
| Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
| In office 17 March 1997 – 20 September 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Chairman | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani |
| Secretary of the Guardian Council | |
| Assumed office 17 July 1992[1] | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani |
| Tehran's Temporary Friday Prayer Imam | |
| In office 3 April 1992[2] – 11 March 2018[3] | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 23 February 1999 – 20 May 2024 | |
| Constituency | Tehran Province |
| Majority | 1,321,130 (29.35%) |
| In office 15 August 1983[4] – 22 February 1999 | |
| Constituency | Khuzestan Province |
| Member of the Guardian Council | |
| Assumed office 20 February 1980[5] | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini Ali Khamenei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 February 1927[6] Isfahan, Imperial State of Persia |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom[7] |
| Spouse(s) | First spouse (divorced) Sediqeh Mazaheri (1947–2015; her death) Third spouse (2017–2023)[8] |
| Children | 4, including Ali |
| Residence(s) | Tehran, Iran |
| Profession | Politician, cleric |
Ahmad Jannati (Persian: احمد جنتی; born 23 February 1927) is an Iranian conservative politician. Jannati is known for his anti-LGBT rhetoric and opposition to secularism.[9] He is also a founding member of the Haghani school of thought.
As of 2024, he occupies the post of chairman of the Guardian Council,[10] the body in charge of checking legislation approved by Majlis with the Constitution and sharia, and approving the candidates in various elections. Although some believe that he is too old to be running one of the most influential institutions in the country, the trust that Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, has in Jannati has kept him in power despite all the criticism.[11]
- ^ اعتراف جنتی: سرکوب کردیم، نابود نشدند (in Persian). Rooz Online. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ ائمه جمعه تهران؛ از حضوری ۳ هفته‌ای تا ۴۲۴ حضور (in Persian). Fars News Agency. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ موافقت با کناره‌گیری آیت الله جنتی از امامت جمعه تهران
- ^ "1982 Assembly of Experts Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal, Princeton University, archived from the original on 19 October 2015, retrieved 10 August 2015
- ^ همه چیز درباره آیت الله احمد جنتی (in Persian). Iranian Students' News Agency. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati".
- ^ سايت اطلاع رساني شوراي نگهبان/آيت الله احمد جنتي (in Persian). Guardian Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ همسر آیت‌الله جنتی درگذشت (in Persian)
- ^ "Secretary of Iranian Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati: I Spit in the Face of the West, which Has Made Homosexuality Official and Legal".
- ^ Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff face trial 3 July 2009
- ^ "Iran's Supreme Leader Reinstates 95-Year-Old Cleric In Key Post". iranintl.com. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.