Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (آیت‌الله سید محمود هاشمی شاهرودی) (Born 1948 in Najaf, Iraq) is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric. He has been the head of the judicial system of Iran since 1999, when he replaced Mohammad Yazdi, and, according to a recent extension, he will serve at least until 2009. Ayatollah (Arabic: آية الله; Persian: آيت‌الله) is a high rank given to major Shia clerics. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Najaf (Arabic: ) is a city in Iraq, about 160 km south of Baghdad, located at 31. ... A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... A cleric is: A member of the clergy of a religion, especially one that has trained or ordained priests, preachers, or other religious professionals; or A member of a character class in Dungeons & Dragons and similar fantasy role-playing games. ... The current judicial system of Iran was implemented and established by Ali Akbar Davar and some of his contemporaries. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi (In Persian: آیت‌الله محمد یزدی) was head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999 when he succeeded by Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His opponents say that he is a full-blood Iraqi and his links with Iran have only been established through his marriage to the daughter of the Grand Ayatollah Shahrudi. Hashemi Shahroudi had been the leader of Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, which has been the reason for the many objections to his serving also as head of the Judiciary System. Ayatollah (Arabic: آية الله; Persian: آيت‌الله) is a high rank given to major Shia clerics. ... The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) is an Iraqi political party; its support comes from the countrys Shia Muslim community and from their fellow religionists in neighbouring Iran. ...

Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi (In Persian: آیت‌الله محمد یزدی) was head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999 when he succeeded by Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

See also

• Zahra Kazemi
• Akbar Mohammadi
• Saeed Mortazavi

Zahra Ziba Kazemi-Ahmadabadi (زهرا کاظمی احمدآبادی in Persian)‎ (1949 - July 11, 2003) was an Iranian (Persian)-born freelance photographer, residing in Montreal (Canada), who died in custody of Iranian officials following her arrest in her native country. ... Akbar Mohammadi Akbar Mohammadi (in Persian: اکبر محمدی) (born 1972 - died July 30, 2006) was an Iranian student involved in 18th of Tir crisis in Tehran University. ... Saeed Mortazavi (سعید مرتضوی in Persian) is as of 2003 the general prosecutor of Tehran. ...

Sources

• The Moving Report on the Judiciary System, from Mohammad Ali Abtahi's weblog (in Persian)

Mohammad Ali Abtahi (left) sitting with Mohammad Reza Khatami in the parliament Hojjat ol-Eslam Seyyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi (Persian: محمدعلی ابطحی) (born January 28, 1960 in Mashhad) is an Iranian politician, presently an Advisor to the President. ...

External links

• JUDICIARY BOSS TELLS PRESIDENT MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
• Hashemi Shahroudi opposing President Khatami's actions