Ejei accomplished his Islamic research within the Shiite holy metropolis of Qom and holds a grasp’s diploma in worldwide regulation, in line with the judiciary’s web site.
He carries the clerical title of hojatoleslam – one rank under ayatollah.
In 2010, he was positioned underneath US sanctions for “critical human rights abuses” linked to the crackdown on protests following then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed 2009 re-election, when he was serving as intelligence minister.
“The evil regime of America and the humiliated and slanderous Zion ought to know that the nice nation of Iran won’t ever forgive the blood of its heroic chief,” he stated after Khamenei’s killing.
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The interim management council consists of 65-year-old cleric Alireza Arafi, who heads Iran’s centre for managing Shiite seminaries.
He concurrently serves as second vp of the Meeting of Consultants, the physique accountable for appointing and overseeing the supreme chief.
He’s additionally a member of the Guardian Council.
Arafi moved to the holy metropolis of Qom in 1971 to check Islamic sciences and, in line with his official web site, was imprisoned at 16 for opposing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
The youngest and least recognized of the three council members, he has typically adopted a cautious tone.
On Sunday, nonetheless, he struck a defiant be aware, saying: “The nation will proceed alongside the trail of the revolution … and can avenge the blood of the folks, of the expensive youth and of the expensive college students.”
