Abolghasem Khazali

{{Short description|Iranian Ayatollah (1925–2015)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Ayatollah

| name = Abolghasem Khazali
{{lang|fa|ابوالقاسم خزعلی}}

| image = Abolghasem Khazali.jpg

| office1 =Member of Assembly of Experts

| term_start1 = 15 August 1983

| term_end1 = 16 September 2015

| constituency1 = Semnan province

|order2 = Member of the Guardian Council

|term_start2 = February 1980

|term_end2 = 5 August 1999

|appointer2 = Ruhollah Khomeini

| office3 =Member of Assembly of Experts for Constitution

| term_start3 = 15 August 1979

| term_end3 = 15 November 1979

| constituency3 = Semnan province

| majority3 = 107,311

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|3|21|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Borujerd, Iran

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|09|16|1925|3|21|df=yes}}

|death_place = Tehran, Iran

|spouse = Tahereh Kalbasi

|children = 9, including Mehdi

|awards = 30px Order of Service (1st class){{cite news|url=http://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1392/06/02/122731/%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%86%DA%98%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%86%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84|work=Tasnim News Agency|script-title=fa:نشان‌های دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدی‌نژاد به چه‌کسانی رسید؟ |language=fa|date=24 August 2013|access-date=15 April 2016}}

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Ayatollah Abolghasem Khazali Boroujerdi ({{langx|fa|ابوالقاسم خزعلی بروجردی}}, 21 March 1925 – 16 September 2015) was a hardline Iranian politician, fundamentalist Shi'i cleric and a founding member of Haghani school with close ties with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Saeed Jalili. He was the conservative chairman of the Guardian Council, and was the oldest member of the current Assembly of Experts.{{Cite web |url=http://www.irannewsnow.com/2010/07/tehran-bureau-whos-in-charge/ |title=Tehran Bureau: Who's in Charge? |publisher=Iran.News.Now |author=Sahimi, Muhammad |date=4 July 2010 |access-date=17 November 2014}}{{Cite web |url=http://archive.radiozamaneh.com/english/content/mehdi-khazali-renews-hunger-strike |title=Mehdi Khazali renews hunger strike |publisher=Radio Zamaneh |date=12 January 2013 |access-date=17 November 2014 |archive-date=28 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128024753/http://archive.radiozamaneh.com/english/content/mehdi-khazali-renews-hunger-strike |url-status=dead }} Before the Islamic Revolution, he was one of the strongest challengers of the Shah, and was taken to jail several times. He died on 16 September 2015.{{cite web|title=Ayatollah Khazali passes away|url=http://theiranproject.com/blog/2015/09/16/ayatollah-khazali-passes-away/|publisher=The Iran Project|access-date=16 September 2015}}