Ali Meshkini
| Ali Meshkini | |
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| علی مشکینی | |
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| Chairman of the Assembly of Experts | |
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In office 12 November 1983 – 30 July 2007 |
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| Succeeded by | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Constituency | Tehran Province |
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| Born | 1922 Meshgin Shahr, Iran |
| Died | July 30, 2007 (aged 85) Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Ali Akbar Feyz Meshkini (Azerbaijani: Əli Meşkini, Persian: علی اکبر فیض مشکینی; born 1922 – 30 July 2007) was an Iranian hardline cleric and politician.
Meshkini was an Iranian Azerbaijani born in a village near Meshkin Shahr and the Sabalan mountain. He was born as Āli, but preferred the pronunciation Ali during his career. He succeeded Ayatollah Montazeri as chairman of the Iranian Assembly of Experts after the latter was ousted. The Assembly of Experts selects the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervises his activities. Meshkini chaired the commission that drafted the amendment of 1989 to the 1979 constitution of Iran. Within the commission, he also chaired one of its four committees, the one tasked with drafting amendments that would strengthen the judiciary. As such, he was an influential force in changing the leadership of the judiciary from a triumvirate, the Supreme Judicial Council, to an individual in 1989.
He was the author of many books on Islamic jurisprudence and general issues of Islam. Mohammadi Reyshahri, Iran's Minister of Intelligence from 1984–1989, was Meshkini's son in law.
Meshkini was the chair of Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom and also served as Friday Prayer Leader in Qom. Despite his old age and poor health, he became a candidate for re-election in 2006 Assembly of Experts elections.
Meshkini died on July 30, 2007, at Tehran Hospital at 16:30 local time of respiratory and kidney failure.
Meshkini was known for his unyielding support of the likes of Khamenei, Ahmadinejad and the hardline politicians of Iran. He regarded the Iranian Reformist Movement "as a complete waste of time" and on several occasions called for the resignation of the likes of Mohammad Khatami.
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