Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili

Chief Justice of Iran
Head of Supreme Court of IranIn office
28 June 1981 – 15 August 1989Appointed byRuhollah KhomeiniPreceded byMohammad BeheshtiSucceeded byMohammad YazdiAttorney-General of IranIn office
23 February 1980 – 28 June 1981Appointed byRuhollah KhomeiniPreceded byFathollah BanisadrSucceeded byMohammad-Mehdi Rabbani AmlashiMember of the Assembly of ExpertsIn office
15 August 1983 – 1 December 1991ConstituencyTehran Province Personal detailsBorn(1926-01-28)28 January 1926
Ardabil, IranDied23 November 2016(2016-11-23) (aged 90)
Tehran, IranPolitical partyAssembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and ResearchersOther political
affiliationsIslamic Republican PartyAlma materQom SeminaryWebsiteOfficial website

Sayyid Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili (Persian: سید عبدالکریم موسوی اردبیلی, 28 January 1926 – 23 November 2016) was an Iranian reformist politician and Twelver shi'a marja.

Political career

Ardebili was a supporter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and was a friend of his. He made speeches in support of Khomeini in the 1970s. After the Iranian Revolution, he became a founding member of the Islamic Republican Party that was founded in 1979.^[1] Khomeini appointed him as chief of justice in 1981 after the impeachment of President Abulhassan Banisadr. As chief justice, he served as a member of the temporary council of the Presidency, along with the Prime Minister and Speaker, carrying out the duties of the president for up to two months.^[2]

References

External links

• Is the Ayatullah a Heretic?, Time, Monday, 28 April 1980

Legal offices
Preceded by Mohammad Beheshti	Head of Judiciary System of Iran 1981–1989	Succeeded by Mohammad Yazdi