Publish date23 Oct 2014 - 9:22
Story Code : 172042

Funeral service for late Ayatollah held at Tehran University

Funeral procession for the deceased senior cleric Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani was held here Thursday morning at Tehran University campus with the participation of high-ranking Iranian officials and people from all walks of life.
Funeral service for late Ayatollah held at Tehran University
Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, a number of Iranian lawmakers and members of the Assembly of Experts were among the participants.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei led prayers in the burial ritual of the late Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani.

Ayatollah Kani was the Chairman of the Assembly of Experts since March 8, 2011.


He was hospitalized on June 4 due to heart problems.

The 83-year-old cleric had been in coma since then and passed away Tuesday morning at a Tehran hospital.
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