Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem Explained

Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem
Order2:Representative of the Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan
Term Start2:31 May 2017
Term End2:19 May 2024
Appointer2:Ali Khamenei
Predecessor2:Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari
Successor2:Ahmad Motahhari Asl (acting)
Birth Date:28 October 1962
Birth Place:Tabriz, Imperial State of Iran
Death Place:near Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Death Cause:Helicopter crash
Alma Mater:Qom Seminary

Seyyed Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem (Persian: سید محمدعلی آل‌هاشم), also known as "Ayatollah Ale-Hashem" (28 October 1962 – 19 May 2024) was an Iranian jurist and Twelver Shia cleric who was the representative of Vali-e-Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) in the province of East Azerbaijan,[1] [2] [3] and Imam of Friday Prayer in Tabriz.[4] [5]

Ale-Hashem was killed in the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash alongside then President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi and six others on board.[6]

Biography

He was active during the Iran-Iraq War,[7] [8] and possessed the educational degree of Hawzah at "level 4" (Doctoral). Likewise, he passed his Kharij-Feqh lessons (of Hawzah) in the classes of Iran's current supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. He was also the head of the "Political Ideological Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army" before being appointed the position of Vali-e-Faqih representative in East-Azerbaijan Province and Tabriz Imam-Jom'ah.[9]

Personal life

Ale-Hashem[10] [11] was born on 28 October 1962.[12] He had his education up to high school in his hometown, and afterwards moved to Qom for higher education at Hawzah.

Death

On 19 May 2024, a helicopter carrying Ale-Hashem, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed near the Azerbaijan–Iran border, killing all eight on board.[13] He answered two phone calls after the crash, according to Gholamhossein Esmaili, who was aboard one of the helicopters in Raisi’s entourage.[14] [15] At a meeting of the Assembly of Experts on 21 May, a flower-ringed portrait of Ale-Hashem was placed on his seat. [16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.leader.ir/fa/content/18391/www.leader.ir Appointment of Vali-e-Faqih in East Azerbaijan and Imam of Friday Prayer in Tabriz
  2. Khabargozari Rasmi Hozeh (formal broadcasting of Hawzah); Seyyed Mohammad Ali Ale Hashem
  3. https://article.tebyan.net/360932/%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8 Seyyed Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem; Appointment order of Imam-Jom'ah of Tabriz by revolution leader
  4. http://farsi.khamenei.ir/message-content?id=36686 Appointment of Vali-e-Faqih in East Azerbaijan and Imam of Friday Prayer in Tabriz
  5. Hawzah Namayandegi-WaliFaqih Dar Umur HajoZiarat (Hawzah of Vali-e-Faqih agency in Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (Iran)); Ale-Hasehm
  6. Web site: Interesting life of an Imam-Jom'ah (Seyyed Mohammad Ali Al-e Hashem) . 15 April 2020. yjc.ir .
  7. http://farsi.khamenei.ir/message-content?id=36686 Appointment of Vali-e-Faqih in East Azerbaijan and Imam of Friday Prayer in Tabriz
  8. Hawzah Namayandegi-WaliFaqih Dar Umur HajoZiarat (Hawzah of Vali-e-Faqih agency in Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (Iran)); Ale-Hasehm
  9. https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1396/03/11/1425150/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%84-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85 Biography of Seyyed Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem
  10. https://www.aparat.com/v/9iy8g Ale-Hashem documentary
  11. https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/6112570/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B2-%DA%86%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA A glance on the biography of Hujjat-al-Islam Ale-Hashem; who is Imam-Jom'ah of tabriz?
  12. https://www.khabarfoori.com/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-59/3073666-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%84-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA سید محمدعلی آل هاشم؛ روحانی ۶۲ساله‌ای که آرزوی شهادت داشت
  13. Web site: What do we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others? . 20 May 2024 . Sewell . Abby . . 20 May 2024.
  14. Web site: Gambrell . Jon . 2024-05-22 . Iran's supreme leader and proxy militias pray for late president and others dead in helicopter crash . 2024-05-26 . AP News . en.
  15. News: Fassihi . Farnaz . 2024-05-25 . Calls, Search Parties, Drones: 17 Hours to Find Iran’s President . 2024-05-26 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  16. Web site: 19 May 2024 . Who died alongside Iran’s president in the helicopter crash . 19 May 2024 . AP News . en.