Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari

Ayatollah[2] Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari (Persian: محسن مجتهد شبستری, was born 1937 in Shabestar, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian Shiite cleric and politician. He is a member of the 1s, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Assembly of Experts from the East Azerbaijan electorate.[3] 4th term Mojtahed Shabestari won with 671,254[4] and last period 743,818 votes.[5] He was MP of Islamic Consultative Assembly in the electoral district of Tehran in the beginning of the revolution for first, second, fourth and fifth terms.[6] He was also Representative of the Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan and fourth imam Jumu'ah for Tabriz in northwest of Iran after Iranian Revolution from 1995 until his resignation in 2017. Mojtahed Shabestari is a member of Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly.[7] His son Javad Mojtahed Shabestari is member of the Assembly of Experts from the West Azerbaijan.[8]

Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari
محسن مجتهد شبستری
Representative of the Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan and Friday Prayers Imam of Tabriz
In office
1995  31 May 2017
Appointed byAli Khamenei
Preceded byMoslem Malakouti
Succeeded byMohammad Ali Ale-Hashem
Member of the Assembly of Experts
Assumed office
15 August 1983
ConstituencyEast Azerbaijan
Majority743,818 (5th)
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 1992  26 May 2000
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority1,025,639[1]
In office
28 May 1980  26 May 1988
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority1,159,662
Personal details
Born1937 (age 8384)
Shabestar, East Azerbaijan
Political partyCombatant Clergy Association
ChildrenJavad Mojtahed Shabestari
RelativesMohammad Mojtahed Shabestari (brother)
Alma materQom Hawza

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Political offices
Preceded by
Moslem Malakouti
Imam Jumu'ah of Tabriz and Representative of the Supreme Leader
1995–2017
Succeeded by
Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem
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