Mohammad-Reza Tavassoli

Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Tavassoli (Persian: محمدرضا توسلی‎‎) (1931–2008) was an influential Iranian theologian, reformist politician, and a close associate of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Tavassoli was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He belonged to the Militant Clerics League.[1] Ayatollah Tavassoli simultaneously held a seat in the 3rd Assembly of Experts. He died on the 16 February 2008, from a heart attack, while delivering a speech to the Expediency Council. He was 77 years old at the time of his death.[2][3]

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  1. ↑ Foreign press and media department
  2. ↑ http://www.arabianbusiness.com/511424-iranian-ayatollah-dies-during-speech?ln=en
  3. ↑ http://patdollard.com/2008/02/ayatollah-drops-dead-during-campaign-speech/

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