Iranian Top Cleric Ayatollah Yazdi Dies at 89
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, former member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts and former head of the Judiciary, died at the age of 89.
Ayatollah Yazdi, who was suffering from poor health, passed away on Wednesday.
Born in 1931 in Iran’s central city of Isfahan, Ayatollah Yazdi became a leading political figure after victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1978.
The late chairman of the supreme council of community of religious teachers was a member of the Assembly of Experts until 2015.
The former chief of Iran’s Judiciary was also a member of the Parliament for several terms and was elected as the Parliament speaker for one year.
In 2020, Ayatollah Yazdi resigned from the Guardian Council due to poor health.
