Abbas Ali Akhtari was born on 7 December 1939 in Sorkheh.[1] After obtaining his diploma in school in his hometown, he went to Mashhad to attend the Hawza there. He stayed there for around 20 years, before leaving to Qom to attend advanced classes in Islamic studies in Qom Seminary, as well as teach there.[6] He had been in trouble with SAVAK before the Iranian Revolution, he was arrested for making anti-Shah speeches.[7] He served the Iranian military service alongside Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.[8] After the revolution, he was chosen by Ruhollah Khomeini to represent him in Semnan province, as well as leading the prayers in Semnan.[3] He resigned from these posts in 2001, and Seyed Mohammad Shahcheraghi was chosen by Ali Khamenei to replace him.[9] He served two terms in the Iranian Parliament. He was unsuccessful in the 2016 Iranian Assembly of Experts election,[10] however, was elected in the midterm elections in 2020 replacing Nasrallah Shah-Abadi.[5]
Abbas Ali Akhtari giving a sermon in his first Friday Prayer in Semnan, 1981. Abbas Ali Akhtari greeting soldiers near the frontline during the Iran–Iraq War.
Works
Abbas Ali Akhtari has published several works throughout his life. Here are some of them.[11]
Familiarity with the Quran
Toli and Tabari
Young People at a Crossroads
The Manifestations of Wisdom in the Words of the Infallibles (peace be upon them)
Imams and Revival of the Values of the Islamic Revolution
^ a bAkhtari, Abbas Ali. "PDF – Biography of Abbas Ali Akhtari" (PDF). semnan.bmn.ir (in Persian). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^عضو مجلس خبرگان رهبری درگذشت (in Persian)
^ a b"سمنان تاکنون چند امام جمعه داشته است؟ - Who were the Friday Prayer Leaders of Semnan?". شبکه اطلاع رسانی راه دانا (in Persian). Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^"Abbas Ali Akhtari – Member of Parliament". rc.majlis.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ a b"جدول نتایج انتخابات میاندورهای مجلس خبرگان". ایسنا (in Persian). 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^"عباسعلی اختری – Abbas Ali Akhtari biography". hawzah.net (in Persian). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^"اختري، عباسعلي (حجتالاسلام)". 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^"عباسعلی اختری - Abbas Ali Akhtari". rasekhoon.net (in Persian). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^Khamenei, Ali (11 January 2001). "Appointment of Mohammad Shahcheraghi". khamenei.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^"عباسعلی اختری نویسنده کتاب تحکیم خانواده". فروشگاه اینترنتی ایران کتاب (in Persian). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^"عباسعلی اختری – پاتوق کتاب فردا – Abbas Ali Akhtari Bibliography". bookroom.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.