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	Encyclopedia: Ali Khamenei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: Ø¢ÛØªâØ§ÙÙÙ Ø³ÛØ¯ Ø¹ÙÛ ØØ³ÛÙÛ Ø®Ø§ÙÙÙâØ§Û; born July 15, 1939) is the Supreme Leader of Iran.
		In 1981, after the assasination of Mohammad Ali Rajai, Ayatollah Khamenei was elected President of Iran by a landslide vote in the Iranian presidential election, October 1981 and became the first cleric to serve in the office.
		Haddad-Adel Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel (ØºÙ„Ø§Ù…Ø¹Ù„ÛŒ ØØ¯Ø§Ø¯ Ø¹Ø§Ø¯Ù„ in Persian) born in 1945 in Tehran, Iran, is the chairman of the Iranian Parliamnet.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ali-Khamenei (1941 words)

	Ali Khamenei - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Ali Khamenei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei (Persian: آیت‌الله سید علی خامنه‌ای) (born July 15, 1939) is the Supreme Leader of Iran.
		Ali Khamenei studied Islamic philosophy and became a teacher in it.
		He was a key figure in the Islamic revolution and a close confidant of leader Ayatollah Khomeini.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Ali-Khamenei.html (608 words)

	Ali Karimi - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Ali Karimi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ali-Mohammad Karimi-Pashaki (born November 8, 1978) usually known as Ali Karimi (علی کریمی in Persian and Arabic) is an Iranian football player, and is current Asian Player of the Year.
		Karimi, in 2004 was given the prestigious Asian Player of the Year, like his fellow Iranians, Mehdi Mahdavikia in 2003, Ali Daei in 1999 and the very diminuitive Khododad Azizi in 1996.
		Ali Karimi performed well at the 2004 Asian Cup, where he tied for most goals scored with five.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Ali-Karimi.html (333 words)

	No alla Pena di Morte - NO to the Death penalty - Comunità di Sant'Egidio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		But Ayatollah Ali Meshkini's call was rejected Sunday by a leading reformist who defended university professor Hashem Aghajari's June speech, in which he said fundamentalist Islam had penetrated parts of Iran's ruling establishment.
		Meshkini, head of the powerful Experts Assembly that elects and supervises Iran's supreme leader, told worshippers in a Friday sermon that Aghajari should face the death sentence for his derogatory comments.
		On Sunday, Abbas Abdi, a member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front, Iran's most popular reformist party, said Meshkini's comments were a sign of fear and weakness spreading through Iran's conservative establishment.
	www.santegidio.org /pdm/news2002/18_08_02_c.htm (372 words)

	Iran News - Meshkini accuses Taheri of "fomenting division" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Iran News - Meshkini accuses Taheri of "fomenting division"
		Ayatollah Ali Meshkini, prayer leader of the holy city of Qom, accused his former opposite number in the central city of Isfahan, Ayatollah Jalaleddin Taheri, of seeking to "foment division between the people and the Islamic system" with his shock resignation earlier this month.
		Meshkini's comments, published in the daily Iran, came despite repeated appeals from supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for rival conservatives and reformers to tone down their rhetoric in the face of unprecedented factional tensions within the regime.
	www.iranmania.com /News/ArticleView?NewsCode=11213&NewsKind=CurrentAffairs (577 words)

	IRIB PERSIAN NEWS PAGE
		Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the 13th official session of the third term of the Assembly of Experts, Meshkini added the Iranian government should not be deceived by incentives and feel no fear over threats.
		Shifting to current events in Iraq, Meshkini expressed hope that the Iraqi nation would establish an Islamic-based government and seize the opportunity from occupiers regarding their unity being reinforced under the leadership of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani.
		Meshkini pointed to recent developments in Lebanon and said the Assembly of Experts appreciates the Lebanese unity and move to fight against arrogance.
	www.iribnews.ir /Full_en.asp?news_id=188871&n=32 (236 words)

	Brief on Iran, No. 789 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Speaking in Qom, mullah Ali Meshkini, the head of the Assembly of Experts, emphasized upon the leadership of Khamenei, but admitted that Khamenei (mullahs’ supreme leader) was not qualified to be the Marja'-e Taqlid (source of emulation).
		Meshkini, whose remarks appeared in some of the state-run press, also condemned the attack on Montazeri's house in Qom by the Intelligence Ministry agents.
		The director of the school, Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, played a powerful role in the first years of Islamic rule in Iran.
	www.iran-e-azad.org /english/boi/07891124_97.html (736 words)

	ANTI-MONTAZERI CAMPAIGN REACHES THE PRESIDENT
		This theory was first publicly expressed Friday by the ayatollah Ali Meshkini, the Friday Imam of the religious city of Qom, who is also Speaker of the Assembly of Experts and a close family relative to the ayatollah Khameneh'i.
		What surprised many Iranian analyst is that Mr Meshkini and all other clerics who, in defence of Mr Khamen'i, are now taking the same line are openly admitting that he is not a marja, a position he and his supporters have fought by all means and ways to tailor for him.
		In the same Friday speech, Mr Meshkini condemned the physical attacks on the person of the ayatollah Montazeri as well as the ransacking of his office and the pillage of his official and personal documents by thugs of the Information Ministry.
	www.iran-press-service.com /articles/president_reached.html (530 words)

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		His accomplice, Ali Gholampur (aka Ali Baqi), was flogged and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
		While she is not an advocate of the death penalty, she noted the inconsistency of the legal system and questioned why just one of the defendants was executed.
		Ayatollah Ali Meshkini in his Friday-prayer sermon in Qom criticized the German Green Party for being pro-homosexual, state television reported on 29 April 2000.
	courses.wcupa.edu /rbove/eco343/050Compecon/Iran/050901gay.txt (915 words)

	MEMRI TV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ayatollah 'Ali Meshkini: I recommend that the pilgrims [to Mecca and Al-Medina] pray there, that they be persistent in their prayer.
		Ayatollah 'Ali Meshkini: Ask the Lord to end their lives and to remove their evil from us, the Muslims.
		Ayatollah 'Ali Meshkini: As an Iranian cleric I consider our statesmen and leaders to be part of the regime and I respect them.
	www.memritv.org /Transcript.asp?P1=400 (280 words)

	© the eyeranian: Ayatollah & Women
		As an introduction, Meshkini is the chairman of the 70+...
		As an introduction, Meshkini is the chairman of the 70+ member Assembly of Experts.
		Meshkini is not a member of Guardian Council.
	www.eyeranian.net /2003/09/15,348.shtml (1124 words)

	Iran Daily (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Elsewhere in his speech, Ayatollah Meshkini denounced US attacks on Iraq and said the US and Britain are responsible for the ruthless massacre of the Iraqi people and should be punished in an authoritative court.
		Ayatollah Meshkini also called for the expulsion of agents of the terrorist Mujahideen Khalq Organization from Iraq and said these terrorists should be handed over to their respective governments.
		Mohammad Ali Jandaqi, head of the Association of Iranian Lawyers, briefed the EU delegation on the association's activities and said it is pursuing betterment of the human rights situation in Iran in an unbiased manner.
	www.iran-daily.com /1383/2092/html/national.htm (2085 words)

	Iran Daily (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		TEHRAN, Sept. 20--Head of Experts Assembly Ayatollah Ali Meshkini here Sunday called on government officials to make more efforts to neutralize the plots of enemies and solve the country's problems in light of the sensitive regional situation.
		Meshkini made the remark at a meeting attended by State Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and representatives of the Experts Assembly, IRNA reported.
		In July, IDCH Chief Ali Hashemi said the best way to combat the drug menace is to wipe out its value-added.
	www.iran-daily.com /1383/2093/html/national.htm (1397 words)

	AhlulBayt Discussion Forum > Ayatullah Meshkini (ha) : Iraqi's should follow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Feb 8 2005, 01:27 PM The following are excerpts from the Friday sermon in Qom by Ayatollah 'Ali Meshkini, the head of the Iranian Assembly of Experts.
		Ayatollah 'Ali Meshkini: The government of Libya-- listen closely to my next sentence-- surrendered to America after a long struggle.
		Meshkini, I completely agree with what he said here and support him on that.
	www.shiachat.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t49441.html (336 words)

	IranReporter - Story Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ayatollah Ali Meshkini, one of the most outspoken and conservative of Iran's senior Shia Moslem clerics, told worshippers they were free to choose among the 10 presidential candidates on June 8.
		While Ayatollah Meshkini's sermon illustrated the intense opposition to Mr Khatami from the conservative establishment, it also left people with a sense of confusion as the loose coalition of hardline parties has so far not made clear which, if any, of his nine rivals it backs.
		While Ayatollah Meshkini spoke of the government being appointed by God, Ayatollah Sanei said the people were responsible for electing all senior figures, directly or indirectly, and that no one stood above the constitution.
	www.iranreporter.com /story.asp?id=112 (585 words)

	Iran News - Meshkini sets preconditions for negotiations with US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Conservative cleric and Qom prayer leader, Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, Ayatollah Ali Meshkini.
		Chairman of the 86-member Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Ali Meshkini said on Sunday that if the United States gets down from the horse of bullying, pay off its debts to Iran and abandon animosity with Iran, then Iranian officials will consider holding negotiations with Washington, IRNA said.
		He voiced opposition to the US threats to Iraq and said that though Iraq has inflicted enormous losses on Iran, the regime change in Iraq is not the US business and that the United States cannot emerge as custodian of the world.
	www.iranmania.com /news/ArticleView?NewsCode=11970&NewsKind=CurrentAffairs&ArchiveNews=Yes (654 words)

	Iran Focus - Iraq - Iran’s Top Clerical Body Calls for “Islamic government” in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In his inaugural address, Speaker Ayatollah Ali Meshkini bluntly called for the establishment of an “Islamic government” in neighboring Iraq.
		Meshkini also called for the expulsion of members of the Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin, from Iraq and stated that “these terrorists must be handed over to their government.”
		Meshkini’s statement comes amid growing concern in Western and Arab capitals over Iran’s role in Iraq.
	www.iranfocus.com /modules/news/print.php?storyid=305 (239 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Sidelined Ayatollah Preaches Moderation
		QOM, Iran -- Ayatollah Ali Meshkini stood erect in the pulpit of this holy city's central mosque, delivering the political portion of his Friday sermon by engaging the 3,000 worshippers in a familiar volley of call and response.
		Khomeini replied by stripping Montazeri of his titles and naming a political aide, Ali Khamenei, as his successor, after a hasty promotion to ayatollah.
		Khamanei's 1989 accession to supreme religious leader was made official by a clerical council chaired by Meshkini, whose Friday sermon in Qom flashed with the harsh rhetoric that still defines Iran's government to the outside world.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A54263-2003Nov17?language=printer (1095 words)

	The Iranian: News & Views
		TEHRAN, Feb 23 (AFP) - Iran's conservatives demonstrated their continuing stranglehold on one of the Islamic Republic's key institutions Tuesday with the reelection of conservative cleric Ali Meshkini to the chairmanship of the Council of Experts.
		Meshkini, 74, was reelected by 66 votes out of 85 at the council's first full session since nationwide elections last October, the official news agency IRNA reported.
		Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Ayatollah Ali Amini won election with 75 and 59 votes respectively to serve as vice chairmen of the council, which is responsible for electing and, if need be, dismissing the country's supreme leader, currently Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
	www.iranian.com /News/Feb99/khebregan.html (226 words)

	News :::: Baabeilm.com
		Tehran, Sept 21 - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with members of the Assembly of Experts referred to the efficiency of officials in fulfilling their tasks as a criteria for their legitimacy and reiterated the need to take action towards achieving the set goals.
		Felicitating members of the Assembly of Experts on the festivities of the auspicious lunar month of Sha'ban marking birth anniversaries of three Shi'ite Imams, he said that the objectives, principles and values of the Islamic ruling system are divine.
		Prior to the Supreme Leader's speech, the Speaker of the Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Ali Meshkini briefed the audience on the need to promote spirituality and establishing close relationship with the Almighty God.
	www.baabeilm.org /baabnews/baabnews.asp?id=324 (349 words)

	Talk:Ruhollah Khomeini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It's the tradition of Iranian clerics to choose a city they belong to or have spent lots of their time there as their surname.
		That is the case with almost any famous cleric: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was born in Rafsanjan, so he is calling himself that instead of "Hashemi Bahramani".
		Same with Ali Meshkini, Ali al-Sistani, Mahmoud Taleghani, almost every Ayatollah.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Ruhollah_Khomeini (3889 words)

	Meshkini reassigned as chairman of Experts Assembly - Irna (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Concurrent with the thirteenth official session of the third term of the Assembly of Experts on Tuesday, Ayatollah Ali Meshkini has once more been elected as the Chairman of the assembly.
		A report released by the secretariat of the Experts Assembly on Tuesday said that the election was held in accordance with Article 6 of the second chapter of the assembly's internal by-law to elect seven members of the presiding board.
		During the session, out of 70 representatives, Ali Meshkini was elected as the chairman of the Experts Assembly by gaining 64 votes.
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/menu-236/0503150973164507.htm (285 words)

	NCRI Statement 11/23/97 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Reports from Iran say that the public in different cities widely ignored the demonstrations organized yesterday to show support for Khamenei and the principle of velayat-e faqih, turning the hastily arranged events into another defeat for Khamenei and his faction.
		In another development, speaking in Qom, mullah Ali Meshkini, the head of the Assembly of Experts and one of Khamenei's associates, emphasized upon the leadership of Khamenei, but admitted that Khamenei was not qualified to be the Marja'-e Taqlid (source of emulation).
		Meshkini acknowledged this fact, reiterating that on the eve of the Islamic Conference summit in Tehran, "the situation must remain calm so that the foreign guests would perceive Iran as a safe and tranquil country."
	www.iran-e-azad.org /english/ncr/971123.html (252 words)

	Rahber (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Friday Prayers is the influential venue to discuss the needs of the time and that competent prayers leaders turns the congregation to a media to address every aspect of the community life.
		Tehran, Oct 6 - In a meeting with the Friday Prayers leaders from across the country Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Monday that the Islamic Republic is dependent upon the faith, awareness and determination of the people.
		Prior to the Supreme Leaders remarks, Friday Prayer Leader Ayatollah Ali Meshkini said that the Friday Prayers leaders are the teachers of ethics who shoulder heavy burden, so they should respect piety and sincerity.
	www.baabeilm.org /current/rahber0610.htm (449 words)

	Iran rejects European nuclear proposal - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shortly after his inauguration, the foreign ministry rejected Europe's proposal for ending the deeply divisive standoff over Tehran's controversial nuclear program, calling it "unacceptable" and not up to Iran's "minimum expectations." Others are unidentified.
		TEHRAN, Iran --Iranian leaders rejected a European proposal designed to calm Western fears their nuclear program could be used to develop weapons, saying Saturday the offer failed to recognize Iran's right to enrich uranium for peaceful uses.
		An Iranian political analyst, Ali Ansari, said Saturday the chances of settling the dispute seemed remote.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/08/06/iran_rejects_eus_civil_nuclear_proposal (833 words)

	I shoulder a heavy duty in elections: Rafsanjani
		Speaking in a press conference in Mazandaran Province, the former foreign minister stated that there is no contradiction between being a reformist and a conservative and that with regards to the aforesaid definition, all conservatives should also be reformists at the same time.
		After the visit, he said that that all of them said they believed that a public opinion poll is the best way to measure people’s willingness to participate in the election.
		Answering people’s questions in Kazerun on Thursday, the former director of the IRIB television network stated that the Omid (Hope) Cabinet ministers should have executive experience and should be both economically and morally honest in order to serve the people.
	www.mehrnews.com /en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=172318 (616 words)

	Supreme Leader: officials' competence criteria for their legitimacy
		Felicitating members of the Assembly of Experts on the festivities of the auspicious lunar month of Shaaban marking the birth anniversaries of three Shia Imams (AS), he said that the objectives, principles, and values of the Islamic ruling system are divine.
		Besides, in view of its daily progress in various political, cultural, scientific, social, and economic spheres, it has attracted the attention of the educated elite, the youth, and all the world’s Muslims," he added.
		Prior to the Supreme Leader's speech, the head of the Assembly of Experts, Ayatollah Ali Meshkini, briefed the audience on the need to promote spirituality and to establish a close relationship with Almighty God.
	www.mehrnews.com /en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=114274 (380 words)

	RFE/RL Iran Report
		Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told members of the Assembly of Experts on 17 March that public participation in the upcoming presidential election will have a positive impact in the face of efforts by the "arrogant powers" to "dominate the world," the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported.
		On the first day, Ayatollah Ali Meshkini was reelected chairman, ayatollahs Ali-Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani and Ebrahim Amini, were elected vice chairmen, and Qorban-Ali Dori-Najafabadi and Ahmad Khatami were elected secretaries, IRNA reported.
		"Convergence" is also used in a foreign-policy context, with Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani saying on 30 January: "Iran believes one of the effective ways in confronting expansionist ambitions of the world arrogance and the Zionist regime is to strengthen convergence and unity among regional countries," IRNA reported.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/iran/2005/12-230305.htm (6315 words)

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