Gholamreza Hassani

Ayatollah Gholamreza Hassani (, ) 21 July 1927 – 21 May 2018) was the previous Friday prayer, first First imam of Masjid-e-Jamé mosque of the city of Urmia in northwest Iran after Iranian Revolution; member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in the first term from electoral district of Urmia and representative of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in West Azarbaijan Province.

Career He has been described as one of the most, if not the most, conservative voices in Iran and Shia Islam world. After a failed assassination attempt on him in 1981 he was flown to Ireland for treatment. a member of the opposition leftist guerilla group Fadayian Khalq, who was then executed by firing squad with Hassani's approval. Hassani is quoted as telling an American journalist, "Abraham didn't sacrifice his son, but I did. Even today, I don't regret it."

In 2011 he was reportedly presented with the national "Medal of Bravery", "one of the most significant official medals awarded in Iran," He has seven sons and four daughters.

Hassani died on 21 May 2018 at the age of 90.