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(Redirected from Gholam Reza Rezvani) Iranian Ayatollah (1922-2013)
Gholamreza Rezvani
غلامرضا رضوانی
Member of Assembly of Experts
Ayatollah
In office
10 December 1982 – 15 December 2006
Preceded byOffice Began
Succeeded byMohsen Kazeroni
ConstituencyTehran Province
Personal details
Born(1922-09-24)24 September 1922
Khomeyn
Died19 April 2013(2013-04-19) (aged 90)
Tehran

Ayatollah Gholamreza Rezvani (September 24, 1922 – April 19, 2013) was a member of the Council of Guardians in the Islamic Republic of Iran. He believed in literal interpretation of Quran, hadith, and sunnah and has argued that there is "no substitute" for stoning adulterers.

References and notes

  1. (in French) Message from Imam Khamenei after the death of ayatollah Rezvani
  2. Leader offers condolences over death of Ayatollah Rezvani Archived 2013-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. In Iran, adulterers spared stoning Asia Times 14 January 2003

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