Muhammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari () is an Iranian

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politician and a

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cleric. He serves as temporary

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Early life

Akbari obtained his bachelor's degree in the subject of

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and

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after studying elementary (related) education. He studied in the superior levels and "Kharej-Fiqh Osul" (a kind of high-level lessons in

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) while learning

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and English. Among his known teachers are:

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and

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, appointed him as chief of "Imams of Friday Prayer Policy Council" in 2018. He served as head of "Imam Sadiq Seminary", Damavant Imam-Jom'ah", the representative of the supreme leader in the "Union of students Islamic Associations".

Mahsa Amini protests

In the wake of the

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, Ali-Akbari said, "Our security is our distinctive privilege. The Iranian people demand the harshest punishment for these barbaric rioters," at the Friday prayers on September 30, 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haj Ali Akbari, Muhammad Javad Iranian Shia clerics Representatives of the supreme leader Living people 1965 births People from Damavand County People from Mazandaran province

Early life

Mahsa Amini protests

See also

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