Mohammad Yazdi
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| Chairman of the Assembly of Experts | |
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In office 10 March 2015 – 23 May 2016 |
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| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Jannati |
| Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
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In office 21 February 1991 – 23 May 2016 |
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| Constituency | Tehran Province |
| Majority | 970,192 (4th assembly) |
| Chief Justice of Iran | |
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In office 30 June 1989 – 30 June 1999 |
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| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
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In office 28 May 1984 – 27 May 1988 |
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| Constituency | Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat |
| Majority | 156,049 (93.1%) |
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In office 28 May 1980 – 27 May 1984 |
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| Constituency | Qom |
| Majority | 129,678 (83.1%) |
| Member of Assembly of Experts for the Constitution | |
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In office 19 August 1979 – 15 November 1979 |
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| Constituency | Bakhtaran Province |
| Majority | 101,735 (46%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 2, 1931 Isfahan, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party |
Combatant Clergy Association Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom |
| Other political affiliations |
Islamic Republican Party |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Mohammad Yazdi (Persian: محمد یزدی, born 2 July 1931) is an Iranian cleric who served as the head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999. In 2015, he was elected to lead Iran's Assembly of Experts, defeating Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president, by a vote count of 47 to 24.
Mohammad Yazdi born on 1931 in the religious family at Isfahan. Sheikh Ali Yazdi, his father was the student of Sheikh Abdul Karim Haeri and at one of the Isfahan mosques as chief mullah for Friday prayers and ceremonies investigated the people problems.
At the first, Ayatollah Yazdi learned Persian language from his father and then went to Maktab. Also he departed to newly founded school to continue his educational. When he went to Qom, he resided at the Feyziyeh School and learned religious courses from scholars such as Mohammad Ali Araki, Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Amoli , Ayatollah Shahroudi, Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi and Imam Khomeini.
Ayatollah Yazdi usually gave the lectures at mosques and house of scholars. Also he taught Morality course at the Feyziyeh School and discussed about politic subjects. Mohammad Yazdi was exiled by SAVAK many times to Bandar Lengeh,Bushire and Rudbar.
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