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Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari ( fa, محسن مجتهد شبستری; 1937 – 17 November 2021) was an Iranian

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cleric and politician. He was a member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th

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from the East Azerbaijan electorate. 4th term Mojtahed Shabestari won with 671,254 and

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743,818 votes. He was MP of

Islamic Consultative Assembly The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس شورای اسلامی, Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis) or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran. The P ...

in the electoral district of

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in the beginning of the

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for

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, fourth and fifth terms. He was also Representative of the Supreme Leader in

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 ...

and fourth imam

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for

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of Iran after

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from 1995 until his resignation in 2017. Mojtahed Shabestari was a member of Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly. His son

Javad Mojtahed Shabestari Javad Mojtahed Shabestari ( fa, جواد مجتهد شبستری) is an Iranian Shiite cleric and politician. He is a member of the 5th Assembly of Experts from the West Azerbaijan electorate. Mojtahed Shabestari won his membership with 247,240 v ...

is member of the

from the West Azerbaijan. Shabestari died in Tehran on 17 November 2021.آیت‌الله محسن مجتهد شبستری درگذشت

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Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mojtahed Shabestari, Mohsen 1937 births 2021 deaths People from Shabestar Members of the Assembly of Experts Deputies of Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr Members of the 1st Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 2nd Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 4th Islamic Consultative Assembly Members of the 5th Islamic Consultative Assembly Representatives of the Supreme Leader in the Provinces of Iran Combatant Clergy Association politicians

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