| Seyyed Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili | |
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| Born | 28 January 1926 Ardebil, Iran |
Grand Ayatollah Seyed Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili (Persian: عبدالکریم موسوی اردبیلی) (born 28 January 1926) is an Iranian politician and Twelver shi'a marja.
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He was born on 28 January 1926 in City of Ardabil. His father, Mir-Abdul Rahim was a cleric and his mother died when he was a child.
His father sent him to Mula-Ebrahim School in 1940. He went for High Education to Qom in 1943 and was there until 1946. His teachers were Grand Ayatollah Kazem Haeeri and Mohammad-Reza Golpayegani. He travelled to Najaf in 1946 for cleric studies and studied about Islam and Religion. He was in Najaf until 1948 when his father died and he returned to Qom. He had also established Mofid University in 1989 and is its president now.
Mousavi Ardebili was a supporter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and was a friend of his. He spoke for Support of Khomeini in 1970's. Khomeini appointed him as Chief Justice of Iran in 1981 after the assassination of Mohammad Beheshti. He was also Acting President of Iran for 2 Months after the impeachment of Abulhassan Banisadr.
When Ruhollah Khomeini died in 1989 Mousavi Ardebili resigned as Chief Justice and returned to Qom. He was followed by Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi.
He was married in 1940 to an Isfahani woman. They have 5 children, 4 son and 1 daughter.
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| Preceded by Mohammad Beheshti |
Head of Judiciary System of Iran 1981-1989 |
Succeeded by Mohammad Yazdi |
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| Preceded by Mohammad Beheshti |
Acting President of Iran 1981 |
Succeeded by Mohammad-Ali Rajai |