Gholamreza Rezvani

Gholamreza Rezvani
غلامرضا رضوانی
Member of Assembly of Experts
Ayatollah
In office 10 December 1982 – 15 December 2006
Preceded by	Office Began
Succeeded by	Mohsen Kazeroni
Constituency	Tehran Province
Personal details
Born	(1922-09-24)24 September 1922 Khomeyn
Died	19 April 2013(2013-04-19) (aged 90) Tehran

Ayatollah Gholamreza Rezvani (September 24, 1922 – April 19, 2013[1][2]) 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.[3]

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

See also

• Iranian Criminal Code
• List of ayatollahs
• List of members in the First Term of the Council of Experts
• List of members in the Second Term of the Council of Experts
• List of members in the Third Term of the Council of Experts