Reza Ostadi

{{Short description|Iranian Ayatollah}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Ayatollah | name = Reza Ostadi | honorific_suffix = | native_name = {{No bold|{{Script/Nastaliq|رضا استادی}}}} | native_name_lang = fa | image = Reza Ostadi رضا استادی 11 (cropped).jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|09|29}} | birth_place = Tehran, Iran | order2 = Member of Guardian Council | term_start2 = 3 August 1999 | term_end2 = 3 August 2005 | order1 = Member of the Assembly of Experts | term_start1= 15 December 2006 | term_end1 = 23 May 2016 | party = Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom }}

'''Reza Ostadi Moghaddam Tehrani''' ({{langx|fa|رضا استادی مقدم تهرانی}}) (born 1937 in Tehran) was a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Previously, he was also a member of the Guardian Council.

While in the Guardian Council in 2000, he confirmed the rejection of 600 candidates out of an original 758 candidates who were running for public office.<ref>[https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2000/5-310100.html ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED, LISTS BEING FORMED]</ref>

==Opposition== In July 2009, Ayatollah Ostadi issued a stinging criticism of Ahmadinejad and the 'status quo.' He announced he will stop leading Friday prayers at Qom Mosque.<ref>[http://irannegah.com/Video.aspx?id=1272 AYATOLLAH OSTADI CRITICIZES AHMADINEJAD AND SUPPORTERS IN QOM]</ref> Ostadi belongs to the hardline Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom.

==See also== * List of ayatollahs

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