Reza Ostadi

Iranian Ayatollah

Reza Ostadi


Member of the Assembly of Experts
In office 15 December 2006 – 23 May 2016
Member of Guardian Council
In office 3 August 1999 – 3 August 2005

Personal details
Born	(1937-09-29) September 29, 1937 (age 86) Tehran, Iran
Political party	Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom

Reza Ostadi Moghaddam (Persian: رضا استادی مقدم) (born 1937 in Tehran) was a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Previously, he was also a member of the Guardian Council.

While in the Guardian Council in 2000, he confirmed the rejection of 600 candidates out of an original 758 candidates who were running for public office.^[1]

Opposition

In July 2009, Ayatollah Ostadi issued a stinging criticism of Ahmadinejad and the 'status quo.' He announced he will stop leading Friday prayers at Qom Mosque.^[2] Ostadi belongs to the hardline Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom.