In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “born in 1928”. Today it says “member of the assembly of experts of the islamic republic of iran”.
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Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani ( Persian : محمد محمدی گیلانی ) (31 August 1929 – 9 July 2014) was a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran . He was the chief justice of the supreme court of Iran, a position different from the head of the judiciary. Later, he was a member of the Guardian Council between 1986 and 1992. Gilani was one of the judges that handed out death sentences to protestors during the 1981–1982 Iran Massacres . In a press conference, Gilani justified the trials and executions of the young girls. "By the Islamic canon," he stated, "a nine-year-old girl is mature. So there is no difference for us between a nine-year-old girl and a 40-year-old man." Gilani is also known for having signed the death warrants of Baháʼí Faith leaders in the years following the 1979 Islamic Revolution. "Dream of Iranian revolution turns into a nightmare" . csmonitor . " "Others" In Their Own Land" .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani ( ) is born in 1928. And he is a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran . He was the chief justice of the supreme court of Iran , a position different from the head of the judiciary. The head of the judiciary, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi appoints the chief justice. Later, he was a member and head of the Guardian Council 1986-92.
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Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani ( ) (1928 – 9 July 2014) was a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran . He was the chief justice of the supreme court of Iran, a position different from the head of the judiciary. Later, he was a member of the Guardian Council between 1986 and 1992.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani ( ) (31 August 1928 – 9 July 2014) was a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran . He was the chief justice of the supreme court of Iran, a position different from the head of the judiciary. Later, he was a member of the Guardian Council between 1986 and 1992.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Iranian Ayatollah (1928-2014) Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani (2009) Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani ( ) (31 August 1928 – 9 July 2014) was a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran . He was the chief justice of the supreme court of Iran, a position different from the head of the judiciary. Later, he was a member of the Guardian Council between 1986 and 1992. Gilani is also known for having signed the death warrants of Baha'i leaders in the years following the 1979 Islamic Revolution." "Others" In Their Own Land" .
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born in 1928
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member of the assembly of experts of the islamic republic of iran
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