Mohammad Ali Qazi Tabatabaei
Mohammad Ali Qazi Tabatabaei | |
|---|---|
| سید محمدعلی قاضی طباطبایی | |
| Representative of the Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan and Imam Jumu'ah of Tabriz | |
| In office July 1979 – 2 November 1979 | |
| Appointed by | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Preceded by | None (office created) |
| Succeeded by | Mir Asadollah Madani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1914 Tabriz, Iran |
| Died | 2 November 1979 Tabriz, Iran |
| Alma mater | Qom Hawza & Najaf Hawza |
Seyid Mohammad Ali Qazi Tabatabaei (Persian: سید محمدعلی قاضی طباطبایی; 1914 – 1979) was an Iranian politician, and Shiite cleric. He was also the first imam Jumu'ah for Tabriz and Representative of the Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan. He was born in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan. He was a member of the Muslim People's Republic Party in Tabriz. He was assassinated by People's Mujahedin of Iran, when praying in Tabriz. Qazi Tabatabaei in the Iranian political literature named him the first martyr of mihrab.