Abolghasem Khazali
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| Ayatollah Abolghasem Khazali ابولقاسم خزعلی |
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| Member of Assembly of Experts | |
| In office 1983–1988 |
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| Constituency | Khorasan |
| Chairman of the Guardian Council | |
| In office 29 August 1983 – 29 August 1988 |
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| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | Yousef Sanei |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Jannati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1925 Borujerd, Iran |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Tehran |
| Political party | Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran |
| Children | Mehdi Khazali, Ensieh Khazali, Samir Zand, Alireza Khazali |
| Residence | Tehran, Iran |
| Profession | Politician, Islamic cleric |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Awards |  Order of Service (1st class)[1] |
Ayatollah Abolghasem Khazali Boroujerdi (Persian: ابولقاسم خزعلی بروجردی, 21 March 1925 – 16 September 2015) was a hardline Iranian politician, fundamentalist Shi'i cleric and a founding member of Haghani school with close ties with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Saeed Jalili. He was the conservative chairman of the Guardian Council, and was the oldest member of the current Assembly of Experts.[2][3] Before the Islamic Revolution, he was one of the most strong challengers of the Shah, and was taken to jail several times. He died in 2015.[4]
