Ahmad Alamolhoda

Seyyed Ahmad Alamolhoda (born 1 September 1944) is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric. He has been described as "senior" and "ultra conservative" and "hardline." His rank has been given both as Hojjatoleslam and Ayatollah. He is the Friday Prayer leader in Mashhad, Iran, Alamulhuda is a member of Combatant Clergy Association.

Early life Ahmad Alamolhoda was born in Mashhad, Iran, to a Persian Shia Muslim Seyyed family descended from the Prophet Muhammad.

Political views

Domestic views Alamolhoda's name appeared in international media as a speaker at a 30 December 2009 rally held in favor of the Islamic regime, where he was quoted as calling opponents of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in comments broadcast on Iranian state TV, Alamolhoda told demonstrators,"Enemies of the leader, according to the Quran, belong to the party of Satan ... Our war in the world is war against the opponents of the rule of the supreme leader."

Alamolhoda was a strong critic of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the previous head of the Assembly of Experts, whom Alamolhoda attacked for "his silence in the face of unprecedented insults against the leader of the revolution" (Ali Khamenei), and warned him to "reform his behavior before it was too late."

Israel Alamolhoda said in 2013 that "The destruction of Israel is the idea of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and is one of the pillars of the Iranian Islamic regime." He declared: "We cannot claim that we have no intention of going to war with Israel."

In October 2023, Alamolhoda declared that "the Holy Essence proclaims that divine signs are manifest in the land of Palestine" and warned that "any atheist movement with intentions of trespassing and committing crimes in this land shall be annihilated." He asserted that "Hezbollah has 100,000 precision missiles" and that Iran's regional allies, including Hezbollah and Shi'ite militias in Iraq, are "engaged in the conflict" and ready to support Hamas. Alamolhoda concluded by stating that these groups are "fighting against Israel and destroying that cancerous cell". Speaking on the anniversary of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, he celebrated the 444-day seizure of American diplomats as a turning point in global opposition to U.S. influence. Acknowledging early criticism of the act, even from within revolutionary circles, he said, "At the time, many circles viewed this move as a profound error... Yet today, we are acknowledged as a formidable regional power." He praised Iran's role in developing a "vast network of resistance across Islamic societies."