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Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem

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Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem
محمدعلی آل‌هاشم
Ale-Hashem in 2018
Representative of the Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan
In office
31 May 2017 – 19 May 2024
Appointed byAli Khamenei
Preceded byMohsen Mojtahed Shabestari
Succeeded byAhmad Motahhari Asl[1]
Personal details
Born(1962-10-28)28 October 1962
Tabriz, Imperial State of Iran
Died19 May 2024(2024-05-19) (aged 61)
near Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Cause of deathHelicopter crash
Alma materQom Seminary

Seyyed Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem (Persian: سید محمدعلی آل‌هاشم), also known as "Ayatollah Ale-Hashem" (28 October 1962 – 19 May 2024) was an Iranian jurist and Twelver Shia cleric who was the representative of Vali-e-Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) in the province of East Azerbaijan,[2][3][4] and Imam of Friday Prayer in Tabriz.[5][6]

Ale-Hashem was killed in the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash alongside then President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi and six others on board.[7]

Biography

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He was active during the Iran-Iraq War,[8][9] and possessed the educational degree of Hawzah at "level 4" (Doctoral). Likewise, he passed his Kharij-Feqh lessons (of Hawzah) in the classes of Iran's current supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. He was also the head of the "Political Ideological Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army" before being appointed the position of Vali-e-Faqih representative in East-Azerbaijan Province and Tabriz Imam-Jom'ah.[10]

Personal life

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Ale-Hashem[11][12] was born on 28 October 1962.[13] He had his education up to high school in his hometown, and afterwards moved to Qom for higher education at Hawzah.[7]

Death

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On 19 May 2024, a helicopter carrying Ale-Hashem, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed near the Azerbaijan–Iran border, killing all eight on board.[14] He answered two phone calls after the crash, according to Gholamhossein Esmaili, who was aboard one of the helicopters in Raisi’s entourage.[15][16] At a meeting of the Assembly of Experts on 21 May, a flower-ringed portrait of Ale-Hashem was placed on his seat. [17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Supreme Leader appoints new Friday prayers leader for Tabriz". IRNA English. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ Appointment of Vali-e-Faqih in East Azerbaijan and Imam of Friday Prayer in Tabriz leader.ir
  3. ^ Khabargozari Rasmi Hozeh (formal broadcasting of Hawzah); Seyyed Mohammad Ali Ale Hashem
  4. ^ Seyyed Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem; Appointment order of Imam-Jom'ah of Tabriz by revolution leader tebyan.net
  5. ^ Appointment of Vali-e-Faqih in East Azerbaijan and Imam of Friday Prayer in Tabriz khamenei.ir
  6. ^ Hawzah Namayandegi-WaliFaqih Dar Umur HajoZiarat (Hawzah of Vali-e-Faqih agency in Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (Iran)); Ale-Hasehm
  7. ^ a b "Interesting life of an Imam-Jom'ah (Seyyed Mohammad Ali Al-e Hashem)". yjc.ir. 15 April 2020.
  8. ^ Appointment of Vali-e-Faqih in East Azerbaijan and Imam of Friday Prayer in Tabriz khamenei.ir
  9. ^ Hawzah Namayandegi-WaliFaqih Dar Umur HajoZiarat (Hawzah of Vali-e-Faqih agency in Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (Iran)); Ale-Hasehm
  10. ^ Biography of Seyyed Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem tasnimnews.com
  11. ^ Ale-Hashem documentary aparat.com Retrieved 15 April 2020
  12. ^ A glance on the biography of Hujjat-al-Islam Ale-Hashem; who is Imam-Jom'ah of tabriz? yjc.ir Retrieved 15 April 2020
  13. ^ سید محمدعلی آل هاشم؛ روحانی ۶۲ساله‌ای که آرزوی شهادت داشت (in Persian)
  14. ^ Sewell, Abby (20 May 2024). "What do we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others?". Associated Press. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  15. ^ Gambrell, Jon (22 May 2024). "Iran's supreme leader and proxy militias pray for late president and others dead in helicopter crash". AP News. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  16. ^ Fassihi, Farnaz (25 May 2024). "Calls, Search Parties, Drones: 17 Hours to Find Iran's President". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Who died alongside Iran's president in the helicopter crash". AP News. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.