Ayat. Raeesi Elected as Vice-Chairman of Assembly of Experts
Ayat. Raeesi Elected as Vice-Chairman of Assembly of Experts
TEHRAN – Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi was elected as the vice chairman of the Assembly of Experts, which elects and oversees the performance of the Leader of Islamic Revolution.

In a Tuesday session, attended by 78 members of the Assembly of Experts, 43 members voted in favor of Raeesi, electing him as the vice chairman of the assembly.

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The post has been vacant since December 2018, when the former deputy chairman of the assembly, Ayatollah Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi passed away.

Raeisi defeated his rival in the voting Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani garnered 29 votes to trail Ayatollah Raeesi.

Last week, Raeesi replaced Larijani as the judiciary chief who had requested in late February to step down after nearly 10 years of service in the position.

The chief of the Iranian judiciary is appointed by the Leader for a five-year tenure that is extendable. Raeisi is the sixth chief to head the country’s judicial body.

Raeisi has held several top-level posts in the judiciary. He was the prosecutor of several cities, including the capital Tehran, Karaj and Hamedan, before serving as the prosecutor-general of the country. Later, He also became the head of the General Inspectorate Organization of Iran which is affiliated to the judiciary.

Since 2016, Raeisi has been the custodian of Astan Qods Razavi, a major institution in charge of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH), the eighth Shia Imam.

According to reports, new custodian of Astan Qods Razavi will be named during Supreme Leader’s visit to Mashhad on the occasion of New Year.

Meanwhile yesterday in the Assembly of Experts and speaking at the event, Ayatollah Jannati stressed that the nation should appreciate 40 years of Islamic Revolution, in spite all the hostilities and plots of the enemies, this ‘Divine Revolution’ has gone from strength to strength.

The chairman of the Assembly of Experts, Ayatollah Jannati added that Victory belongs to Islam and the Islamic Revolution, and defeat awaits the enemies.

 

Jannati also urged more assistance to the people, because they have never left the Revolution alone and they have always resisted against the enemies and finally defeated them.

  • source : IRAN NEWS