Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri

Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri (19 October 1944[1] – 18 August 2020) was an Iranian cleric and diplomat.[2] During the 1980s Taskhiri served as the Iranian representative to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and was involved in promoting Iranian interests during the height of the Iran–Iraq War.

Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri
Member of the Assembly of Experts
Assumed office
24 May 2016
ConstituencyTehran Province
Majority1,442,224
In office
23 February 1999 – 19 February 2007
ConstituencyGilan Province
Personal details
Born
Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri

(1944-10-19)19 October 1944
Najaf, Iraq
Died18 August 2020(2020-08-18) (aged 75)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
OccupationCleric
Politician
Diplomat

His role, while always significant in the government of Iran, became even more so after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Taskhiri was born in Iraq and has been an important liaison with Shia Iraqi organizations. He was a signatory to an intellectual letter from 38 Muslim scholars, sent as the official Islamic response to Islamophobic comments made by Pope Benedict XVI on September 12, 2006. He is one of the Ulama signatories of the Amman Message, which gives a broad foundation for defining Muslim orthodoxy.[3] At the time of his death in 2020 he was the head of the Islamic Culture and Communications Organization in Iran.

References
  1. http://radiogoftogoo.ir/ChannelNewsDetailsothers/?m=170003&n=693223
  2. "Iran to give a fitting rebuff in case the USA attacks it". Interfax-Religion. June 24, 2008.
  3. Taskhiri's official reply to Amman Message
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