Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
| Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani | |
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Mahdavi Kani in 2013
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| Chairman of the Assembly of Experts | |
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In office 8 March 2011 – 21 October 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (acting) |
| Acting Prime Minister of Iran | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 August 1931 Kan District, Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 21 October 2014 (aged 83) Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association |
| Spouse(s) | Nesa Khaton Sorkhei (1960–2014, his death) |
| Relations | Ali Bagheri |
| Children | Maryam (b. 1961) Mohammad Saeed (b. 1966) Mehdieh (b. 1972) |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
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| Website | Official website |
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| Allegiance |
 Iran
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| Service/branch | Revolutionary Committees |
| Years of service | 1979–1982 |
| Commands | Chief Commander of Revolutionary Committees |
Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (Persian: محمدرضا مهدوی کنی, 6 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.
Mahdavi Kani was born on 6 August 1931 in the village of Kan, near Tehran. 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. His teachers included Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Reza Golpayegani, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein Boroujerdi and Allameh Sayyed Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei.
He comes back to Tehran in 1961 to teach religious sciences. In that Time, most of clerics participated in protests against Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi known in that Time as “taghoot”. Mahdavi kani also added to these clerics and formed alliance with Ayatollah khoemeini. Also He imprisoned by Shah three times.
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