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Mohammad Emami-Kashani
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محمد امامی کاشانی
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Emami-Kashani in 2019
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| Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 15 August 1983 [1] – 2 March 2024 | |
| Constituency | Tehran Province |
| Majority | 2,286,483 |
| Tehran's Ephemeral Friday Prayer Imam | |
| In office 30 October 1981 – 2 March 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
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| Born | (1931-10-03)3 October 1931 Kashan, Persia |
| Died | 2 March 2024(2024-03-02) (aged 92) Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association[2] |
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Mohammad Emami-Kashani (Persian: محمد امامی کاشانی; 3 October 1931 – 2 March 2024) was an Iranian politician who was a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was the Interim Friday Prayer LeaderofTehran.[3] He was also the head of Shahid Motahari University, Tehran.[citation needed]
Emami-Kashani called al-Qaeda an "illegitimate child of America and Israel":
You talk about al-Qaeda. Have you forgotten who has bred al-Qaeda? It's the illegitimate child of America and Israel, but you name it Islam. This savagery is not Islam. It is coming from inside of you and it is now punching you.[4]
Born on 3 October 1931,[5][6][7] he died on 2 March 2024, at the age of 92.[8][9]
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| Preceded by | Secretary-General of the Combatant Clergy Association (Acting) 1996 |
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