Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem
Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem | |
|---|---|
| محمدعلی آلهاشم | |
Ale-Hashem in 2020 | |
| Representative of the Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan | |
| In office 31 May 2017 – 19 May 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Motahhari Asl |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1962 |
| Died | 19 May 2024 (aged 61) |
| Cause of death | Helicopter crash |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
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Seyyed Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem (Persian: سید محمدعلی آلهاشم), also known as "Ayatollah Ale-Hashem" (18 August 1962 – 19 May 2024) was an Iranian jurist and Twelver Shia cleric who was the representative of Vali-e-Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) in the province of East Azerbaijan, and Imam of Friday Prayer in Tabriz.
Ale-Hashem was killed in the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash alongside then President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi and six others on board.