Ali Khamenei, former supreme leader of Iran, as Tehran's Friday Prayer Imam, in 1980

This article lists Tehran's Friday Prayer Imams that were appointed after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. It contains both permanent and temporary Tehran's Friday prayer Imams. The most recent Imam was Supreme Leader of Iran Sayyid Ali Khamenei, who also appointed temporary Imams. Ahmad Khatami, Ali Movahedi-Kermani, Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard and Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari are current temporary Imams.[1]

Imams

N° Imam Date Appointed by Notes
1 Sayyed Abolqasem Emam Jomeh Unknown – 1908 Unknown Dismissed from the position by the Constitutionalists[2]
2 Mohammad Emamzadeh 1908–1947 Unknown Died in office[2]
3 Hassan Emami 1947–1979 Mohammad Reza Shah Left office due to Iranian Revolution[2]

Post-1979

N° Imam Date Appointed by Notes
1 Mahmoud Taleghani 27 July 1979 – 9 September 1979[3] Ruhollah Khomeini Died in office
2 Hussein-Ali Montazeri 12 September 1979 – 14 January 1980[3] Ruhollah Khomeini Resigned
3 Ali Khamenei 14 January 1980 – 28 February 2026 Ruhollah Khomeini Assassinated during office

Temporary Imams

N° Imam Date Appointed by Notes
1 Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili 13 February 1981 – 24 December 1993[3] Ruhollah Khomeini Imamate unofficially ended
2 Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani 3 July 1981 – 17 July 2009[3] Ruhollah Khomeini Imamate unofficially ended
3 Mohammed Emami-Kashani 30 October 1981 – 2 March 2024[3] Ruhollah Khomeini Died in office
4 Mohammad Mahdi Rabbani Amlashi 11 December 1981 – ?[3] Ruhollah Khomeini He was Imam for 3 times
5 Mohammad Yazdi 1982 – late 1990s[3] Ruhollah Khomeini Resigned
6 Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani 11 March 1983 – 19 June 2009[3] Ruhollah Khomeini He was Imam for 100 times
7 Ahmad Jannati 3 April 1992 – 11 March 2018[3] Ali Khamenei Resigned
8 Hassan Taheri Khorramabadi ? Ali Khamenei He was Imam for 8 times[3]
9 Ahmad Khatami 18 December 2005 – present[3] Ali Khamenei
10 Kazem Seddiqi 1 August 2009 – 3 August 2025[3] Ali Khamenei Resigned
11 Ali Movahedi-Kermani 2 December 2012 – present[3] Ali Khamenei
12 Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard 14 February 2018 – present[3] Ali Khamenei
13 Mohammad-Javad Haj Ali Akbari 31 December 2018 – present Ali Khamenei

See also

  • Friday prayer in Shia Islam
  • List of provincial representatives appointed by Supreme Leader of Iran

References

  1. ^ چه کسانی به نیابت از رهبری نماز جمعه می‌خوانند؟/مروری بر سوابق ۵ امام جمعه موقت تهران (in Persian), Khabar Online, retrieved 24 March 2015
  2. ^ a b c Mir, Cyrus (December 13, 2011) [December 15, 1998]. "EMĀMĪ, Sayyed ḤASAN". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 4. Vol. VIII. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. p. 393. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n ائمه جمعه تهران؛ از حضوری ۳ هفته‌ای تا ۴۲۴ حضور (in Persian), Fars News Agency, retrieved 24 March 2015