Abbas-Ali Soleimani

Abbas-Ali Soleimani (عباسعلی سلیمانی; 25 May 1947 – 26 April 2023) was an Iranian Shia cleric (ayatollah)^[1][2][3] and member of the Assembly of Experts.^[4][5][6][7]

Abbas-Ali Soleimani
عباسعلی سلیمانی
Representative of the Supreme Leader in Sistan and Baluchestan province and Friday Prayer Imam of Zahedan
In office 2001–2018
Appointed by	Ali Khamenei
Succeeded by	Mostafa Mahami
Member of Assembly of experts in 4th and 5th terms from Sistan and Baluchestan province (majority vote)
In office 2006–2023
Representative of the Supreme Leader in Kashan and Friday Prayer Imam of Kashan
In office 2020–2022
Appointed by	Ali Khamenei
Preceded by	Abdul-Nabi Namazi
Succeeded by	Saeed Hosseini
Personal details
Born	(1947-05-25)25 May 1947 Savadkuh, Mazandaran, Iran
Died	26 April 2023(2023-04-26) (aged 75) Babolsar, Mazandaran, Iran
Manner of death	Assassination by firearm
Alma mater	Qom Hawza

Life

Soleimani was born into a religious family in Savadkuh, Mazandaran, on 25 May 1947.^[8] He went to Kuttab at the age of 5. From age 12, he studied at a Hawzah in Qom and later in Behshahr. He continued his religious education in Mashhad.^[9]

Soleimani was appointed representative of Vali-e-Faqih and Imam of Friday Prayer in the city of Kashan. Later he was member of the Assembly of Experts.

Death

Soleimani was shot and killed on 26 April 2023 in Mazandaran province. He was 75. The suspect was arrested by the Security Police for Soleimani's murder and later executed.^{[10] [11]}

See also

• List of provincial representatives appointed by Supreme Leader of Iran