Shahroudi seen as likely candidate to head Assembly of Experts

Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi is considered a strong candidate to head the Assembly of Experts as the Iranian leadership reshuffles after the death of late chairman Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani.
EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian Judiciary Chief Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi speaks as Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani (top) watches during President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's swearing-in ceremony in Tehran August 5, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN POLITICS) - RTR26F4N
Iran's then-judiciary head Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi speaks during President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's swearing-in ceremony in Tehran, Aug. 5, 2009. - REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi
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Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, who has been named as a possible successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is being seen as a likely candidate to take over the Assembly of Experts, the body that elects and supervises the supreme leader of Iran, according to Ayatollah Ahmad Katami.

According to Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, a member of the Assembly of Experts and on its board of directors, other possibilities include Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, the former head of the judiciary and second deputy chairman of the Assembly; Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, chairman of the Guardian Council; and Ayatollah Ali Movahedi-Kermani, Tehran's temporary Friday prayer leader.

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