Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
| Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani محمدرضا مهدوی کنی |
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| Acting Prime Minister of Iran | |
| In office 2 September 1981 – 29 October 1981 |
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| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Javad Bahonar |
| Succeeded by | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 20 August 1980 – 1 October 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Ali Rajai Mohammad-Javad Bahonar |
| Preceded by | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Succeeded by | Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 12 August 1980 – 20 August 1980 |
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| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Sayyed Javadi |
| Succeeded by | Assodollah Mobasheri |
| Chairman of the Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 8 March 2011 – 21 October 2014 |
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| Deputy | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi |
| Preceded by | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Yazdi |
| Leader of the CCA | |
| In office 1 May 1979 – 21 October 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Morteza Motahhari |
| Succeeded by | Ali Movahedi-Kermani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1931 Kan District, Tehran, Iran |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | CCA |
| Spouse(s) | Nesa Khaton Sorkhei (1960–2014, his death) |
| Children | Maryam (b. 1961) Mohammad Saeed (b. 1966) Mehdieh (b. 1972)[1] |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary Imam Sadiq University |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Website | Official website. |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Service/branch | Comité |
| Years of service | 1979–1982 |
| Commands | Chief Commander of Comité |
Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (Persian: محمدرضا مهدوی کنی , 25 August 1931 – 21 October 2014) was an Iranian cleric, writer and conservative politician who was Acting Prime Minister of Iran from 2 September until 29 October 1981. Before that, he was Minister of Interior and Minister of Justice in the cabinets of Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. He was the leader of Combatant Clergy Association and Chairman of the Assembly of Experts and also founder and president of Imam Sadiq University.
On 4 June 2014, Mahdavi Kani was hospitalized in Bahman Hospital and went into a coma after suffering a heart attack. He died on 21 October 2014.[2]
Early life
Mahdavi Kani was born on 25 August 1931 in the village of Kan, near Tehran.[3] His father was an Ayatollah and taught in the Mofid School. After he finished basic education in Kan, he studied at Borhan High School in Tehran. He left for Qom in 1947 to study at a religious seminary.[4] His teachers included Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Reza Golpayegani, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein Boroujerdi and Allameh Sayyed Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei.
Career
After the demise of Ayatollah Boroujerdi, Mahdavi Kani went back to Tehran and continued his struggle against the Pahlavi regime, something which he had started since he was 18, during the time of Ayatollah Boroujerdi. He was considerably active and effective in his participation in the Islamic movement of Iran led by Khomeini. Before the Islamic Revolution, he was appointed by Khomeini to the Revolutionary Council and later took up various political and religious positions. He is the leader of the Combatant Clergy Association, which he cofounded in 1977.[4]
He was appointed chief of the Central Provisional Komiteh for the Islamic Revolution that was a body in charge of trials and executions of the civil and military officials of the Pahlavi era.[5]
He served as the minister of interior in the cabinet of Mohammad-Ali Rajai to succeeding Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. He was reappointed as minister of interior in the cabinet of Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. He became the interim prime minister on 2 September 1981 and was in office until 29 October 1981.[6] He was also chairman of provisional presidential council, after the assassination of president Mohammad Ali Rajai and prime minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar. He has also been a member of the Constitutional Amendment Council of Iran, appointed by Ayatollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, to review and amend the Constitution of Iran in 1989. He was also elected as member of the assembly in 2008 in a by-election from Tehran.
Mahdavi Kani is the founder and former head of Imam Sadiq University in Tehran, a university specializing in humanities.
He was elected as chairman of the Assembly of Experts on 8 March 2011 after Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani resigned from office.[7] In March 2013, he was reelected to the post for further two years.[7][8]
Illness and death
He was hospitalized for a stroke on Ruhollah Khomeini's death anniversary, which brought him to coma on 4 June 2014.[9] He was in coma for more than five months and died on 21 October 2014 at the age of 83.[2] Mahdavi Kani was survived by his three children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Hours after Mahdavi Kani's death, his office announced that his state funeral will be held on 23 October and his body will be buried at Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine.[10] Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani also announced two days of mourning in his memorial.[11]
Works
Some of his works published are: The Beginning Points in Practical Ethics; the Origins and Basis of Islamic Economy and the Book of Beest goftar (20 Discourses).
References
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See also
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of Justice 1980 |
Succeeded by Assodollah Mobasheri |
| Preceded by | Minister of Interior 1980–1981 |
Succeeded by Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri |
| Preceded by | Acting Prime Minister of Iran 1981 |
Succeeded by Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Chairman of the Assembly of Experts 2011–2014 |
Succeeded by Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Acting |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Secretary-General of Combatant Clergy Association 1979–2014 |
Succeeded by Ali Movahedi-Kermani |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by
Office created
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President of Imam Sadiq University 1982–2014 |
Succeeded by Mohammad Bagheri |
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