Ayatollah Ayatollah ( ; fa, آیت‌الله, āyatollāh) is an Title of honor, honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy in Iran and Iraq that came into widespread usage in the 20th century. Etymology The title is originally derived from ...

Hashem Hashemzadeh Herisi ( fa, هاشم هاشم‌زاده هریسی, was born 1938 in

Heris Heris ( fa, هريس; also Romanized as Herīs and Harīs; also known as Hiriz) is a city and capital of Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,513, in 2,359 families. Heris is the center of one of ...

East Azerbaijan East Azerbaijan Province ( fa, استان آذربایجان شرقی ''Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi''; az-Arab, شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia ...

) is an Iranian

Shiite Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...

cleric Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...

and politician. He is a member of the 3rd and 4th and 5th

Assembly of Experts The Assembly of Experts ( fa, مجلس خبرگان رهبری, majles-e khobregân-e rahbari), also translated as the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership or as the Council of Experts, is the deliberative body empowered to appoint the Supreme ...

from the

electorate, since the

midterm election Apart from general elections and by-elections, midterm election refers to a type of election where the people can elect their representatives and other subnational officeholders (e.g. governor, members of local council) in the middle of the term ...

in 2008. Also he was MP from electoral district Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr for 3rd and 5th terms.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashemzadeh Herisi, Hashem People from East Azerbaijan Province Members of the Assembly of Experts Living people 1939 births Iranian ayatollahs Deputies of Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr Members of the 3rd Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 5th Islamic Consultative Assembly Association of Combatant Clerics politicians