Ayatollah Jalal Al-Din Taheri Esfahani (in Persian: سید جلال‌الدین طاهری اصفهانی, sometimes spelled Jalaluddin Taheri or Jalaleddin Taheri in English language sources, born Isfahan) is an Iran

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ian scholar, theologian and Islamic Philosopher.

Taheri was a member of Assembly of Experts

Assembly of Experts

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 and representative of Ayatollah Khomeini in Isfahan province. In 2002, Taheri resigned after 30 years as prayer leader in Isfahan. Taheri's resignation letter complained of "generalized corruption of religious power in Iran."

Opposition

He is a critic of Islamic extremism and supreme leader of Iran. In 30 June 2009, Taheri wrote an open letter in which he called Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency illegitimate.

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