Ali Fallahian
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Hojatoleslam
Ali Fallahian, ' onMouseout='HidePop("40359")' href="/topics/Najafabad">Najafabad
, Isfahan, Iran) is an Iran
ian politician and cleric. He has served as a member of the 3rd Assembly of Experts
of the IRI and as the Minister of Intelligence of Islamic Republic of Iran in cabinet of President Hashemi Rafsanjani. In 1987, he was appointed by Khomeini as chief prosecutor of the Special Court for the Clergy and led the trial against Mehdi Hashemi
.
He is currently on the official Wanted
list of Interpol
, in connection with the 1994 AMIA bombing that that killed 85 people; was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued in 1997 in connection with the murder of three Kurdish Iranian opposition leaders in the Mykonos restaurant assassinations
; and has been named by investigative reporter Akbar Ganji
as the "master key" of the 1998 "Chain Murders
" of four dissident Iranian intellectuals.
. Sadeq Sharafkandi from Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran
and 3 of his colleagues were assassinated September, 1992 in Berlin, by Iranian-Lebanese agents. Fallahian was also the most prominent member of a group of five Iranians and Lebanese for whom international arrest warrants issued in March 2007. They were identified as the principal conspirators in the Bombing of the Jewish community building in Buenos Aires in July 1994, which killed 85 people.
Ali Fallahian is also charged by a Swiss court with masterminding the assassination of Kazem Rajavi
, a brother of Mujahedin-e Khalq leader Massoud Rajavi
, near Geneva
in broad daylight by several agents on 24 April 1990. An international arrest warrant has been issued against him and as a result, he is unable to leave the country.
, a controversial figure in Iran's political and intelligence scene was the deputy of the Minister during Fallahian's time. His previous deputy was Ruhollah Hosseinian
.
In December 2000, appearing before an Islamic Revolutionary Court, investigative reporter Akbar Ganji
"ending months of guessing and expectations from both the authorities and the public" when he announced the "Master Key" to the chain murders
of four dissident Iranian intellectuals was Fallahian.
Hojatoleslam
Hujjat al-Islam is an honorific title meaning "authority on Islam" or "proof of Islam", given to Twelver Shī‘ah clerics...
Ali Fallahian, ' onMouseout='HidePop("40359")' href="/topics/Najafabad">Najafabad
Najafabad
Najafabad is a city in and the capital of Najafabad County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 206,114, in 54,529 families. It is located west of Isfahan and is increasingly becoming a part of Isfahan Metropolitan area....
, Isfahan, Iran) is an Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian politician and cleric. He has served as a member of the 3rd Assembly of Experts
Assembly of Experts
The Assembly of Experts of Iran , also translated as Council of Experts, is a deliberative body of 86 Mujtahids that is charged with electing and removing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities.Members of the assembly are elected from a government-screened list of candidates by...
of the IRI and as the Minister of Intelligence of Islamic Republic of Iran in cabinet of President Hashemi Rafsanjani. In 1987, he was appointed by Khomeini as chief prosecutor of the Special Court for the Clergy and led the trial against Mehdi Hashemi
Mehdi Hashemi
Mehdi Hashemi was an Iranian Shi'a cleric, and after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, a senior official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards; he was executed by the new Islamic Republic in its first decade...
.
He is currently on the official Wanted
Wanted poster
A wanted poster is a poster distributed to let the public know of an alleged criminal whom authorities wish to apprehend. They will generally include either a picture of the alleged criminal when a photograph is available, or of a facial composite image produced by a police artist...
list of Interpol
Interpol
Interpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation...
, in connection with the 1994 AMIA bombing that that killed 85 people; was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued in 1997 in connection with the murder of three Kurdish Iranian opposition leaders in the Mykonos restaurant assassinations
Mykonos restaurant assassinations
In the Mykonos restaurant assassinations , Iranian-Kurdish opposition leaders Sadegh Sharafkandi, Fattah Abdoli, Homayoun Ardalan and their translator Nouri Dehkordi were assassinated at the Mykonos Greek restaurant in Berlin, Germany on 17 September 1992.In the Mykonos trial, the German court...
; and has been named by investigative reporter Akbar Ganji
Akbar Ganji
Akbar Ganji is an Iranian journalist and writer. He has been described as "Iran’s preeminent political dissident", and a "wildly popular pro-democracy journalist" who has crossed press censorship "red lines" regularly...
as the "master key" of the 1998 "Chain Murders
Chain murders of Iran
The Chain Murders of Iran , or Serial Murders, were a series of murders and disappearances from 1988-1998 by Iranian government operatives of Iranian dissident intellectuals who had been critical of the Islamic Republic system in some way.The victims included more than 80 writers, translators,...
" of four dissident Iranian intellectuals.
Terrorism convictions abroad
Fallahian is under an international warrant issued in 1996 by German court because of his role in the Mykonos restaurant assassinationsMykonos restaurant assassinations
In the Mykonos restaurant assassinations , Iranian-Kurdish opposition leaders Sadegh Sharafkandi, Fattah Abdoli, Homayoun Ardalan and their translator Nouri Dehkordi were assassinated at the Mykonos Greek restaurant in Berlin, Germany on 17 September 1992.In the Mykonos trial, the German court...
. Sadeq Sharafkandi from Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran
Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran
The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan , abbreviated as PDKI, KDPI, PDK-I, is a Kurdish political party in Iranian Kurdistan which seeks the attainment of Kurdish national rights within a democratic federal republic of Iran....
and 3 of his colleagues were assassinated September, 1992 in Berlin, by Iranian-Lebanese agents. Fallahian was also the most prominent member of a group of five Iranians and Lebanese for whom international arrest warrants issued in March 2007. They were identified as the principal conspirators in the Bombing of the Jewish community building in Buenos Aires in July 1994, which killed 85 people.
Ali Fallahian is also charged by a Swiss court with masterminding the assassination of Kazem Rajavi
Kazem Rajavi
Dr. Kazem Rajavi was a renowned human rights advocate and elder brother of Iranian opposition leader Massoud Rajavi...
, a brother of Mujahedin-e Khalq leader Massoud Rajavi
Massoud Rajavi
Massoud Rajavi , is the president of the National Council of Resistance of Iran and the leader of People's Mujahedin of Iran , an opposition organization active inside and outside of Iran. After leaving Iran in 1981, he resided in France and Iraq...
, near Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
in broad daylight by several agents on 24 April 1990. An international arrest warrant has been issued against him and as a result, he is unable to leave the country.
Controversy in Iran
Saeed EmamiSaeed Emami
Saeed Emami was the Iranian deputy minister of intelligence under Ali Fallahian, and an intelligence officer under Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi. The Islamic government accused him of having independently organized the assassinations of dissidents shortly after he allegedly committing...
, a controversial figure in Iran's political and intelligence scene was the deputy of the Minister during Fallahian's time. His previous deputy was Ruhollah Hosseinian
Ruhollah Hosseinian
Hojatoleslam Ruhollah Hosseinian is an Iranian Principalist politician.He served in the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and National Security as deputy to Ali Fallahian and in April 2007 was appointed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the security advisor to the president.He is a member of...
.
In December 2000, appearing before an Islamic Revolutionary Court, investigative reporter Akbar Ganji
Akbar Ganji
Akbar Ganji is an Iranian journalist and writer. He has been described as "Iran’s preeminent political dissident", and a "wildly popular pro-democracy journalist" who has crossed press censorship "red lines" regularly...
"ending months of guessing and expectations from both the authorities and the public" when he announced the "Master Key" to the chain murders
Chain murders of Iran
The Chain Murders of Iran , or Serial Murders, were a series of murders and disappearances from 1988-1998 by Iranian government operatives of Iranian dissident intellectuals who had been critical of the Islamic Republic system in some way.The victims included more than 80 writers, translators,...
of four dissident Iranian intellectuals was Fallahian.