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Mahmoud Kashani (Persian: سید محمود کاشانی) (born 6 June 1942) is an Iranian politician, academic, writer and lawyer. He is also a professor in

Shahid Beheshti University Shahid Beheshti University (SBU) (), originally founded as the Melli University (National University of Iran) (), is a Public university, public research university in Tehran, Iran. The university offers programs at Bachelor's, Master's and Ph. ...

. He was head of the Iranian delegation to the

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from 1981 to 1985. He was also a presidential candidate in the

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and

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elections.

Early life and family

He was born on 6 June 1942 in

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. His father,

Abol-Ghasem Kashani Sayyed Abol-Ghasem Mostafavi-Kashani ( ''Abu’l-Qāsem Kāšāni''; 19 November 1882 – 13 March 1962) was an Iranian politician and Shia Marja. He played an important role in the 1953 coup in Iran and the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohamma ...

was a prominent Twelver Shia Muslim cleric and former chairman of the

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. He is also older brother of Ahmad Kashani, a former member of the parliament.

Political career

Kashani founded

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with

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and

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and was secretary-general of the party from 1979 to 1981. He was appointed as head of the Iranian delegation to the International Court of Justice in Iran's case with the

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in December 1981 by then-

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but was removed from his position by

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. He was independent candidate in 1985 presidential election which receives 1,402,416 (10.1%) of the votes behind winner

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. He was also nominated in 2001 presidential election which he lost to

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and was ranked as the 5th out of 10 candidates.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kashani, Mahmoud 1942 births Living people Academic staff of Shahid Beheshti University 20th-century Iranian lawyers Candidates in the 2001 Iranian presidential election Central Council of the Islamic Republican Party members Politicians from Tehran

Early life and family

Political career

See also

References