Hashemi Shahroudi
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Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (born in 1948 in Najaf[1], Iraq) is the current--as of 2007--head of the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was appointed to the post by Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 1999.
During a meeting with Indonesian clerics in July 2007, Ayatollah Shahroudi said that extremism threatens Islam.[2]
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- w:Hashemi Shahroudi
- Quotes of Hashemi Shahroudi
- Lily Mazahery, "Help Put an End to Stoning in Iran", Faith Freedom, December 13, 2006
- Iran begins executions for adultery and other violations, International Herald Tribune, 10 July 2007
- "Iran plans to promote cooperation with Islamic states: Shahrudi", Mehr News Agency, 22 July 2007
- "Iran calls for joint market with Senegal", Press TV (29 Jul 2007).
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