Hadi Khosroshahi
Seyed Hadi Khosroshahi ( Persian سید هادی خسروشاهی; * 1938 in Tabriz ; † February 27, 2020 in Tehran ) was an Iranian cleric and diplomat .
Life
Khosroshahi was born into a Persian family of scholars who had produced great scholars for generations. In his youth he joined Fedayeen-e Islam , a radical Islamic organization that pursued the goal of purifying Islam of "corrupt individuals" through targeted assassinations. As a theologian, he wrote numerous theological works that were also translated into Arabic.
In the 1980s he represented Iran as ambassador to the Holy See . He then worked diplomatically for the Islamic Republic in Cairo .
Khosroshahi died on February 27, 2020 at the age of 81 during the COVID-19 pandemic of complications from a COVID-19 illness, after being hospitalized in Tehran the day before.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b First Prominent Cleric In Iran Dies Of Coronavirus. Radio Farda , February 28, 2020, accessed on February 29, 2020 (English).
- ↑ a b سید هادی خسروشاهی به علت ابتلا به کرونا درگذشت (Sayyed Hadi Khosroshahi died of a coronavirus infection). IRNA , accessed February 29, 2020 (Persian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Khosroshahi, Hadi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | سید هادی خسروشاهی (Persian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian cleric, diplomat and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tabriz |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 2020 |
| Place of death | Tehran |