Mohammed Emami-Kashani

Mohammad Emami-Kashani (3 October 1931 – 2 March 2024) was an Iranian politician who was a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was the Interim Friday Prayer Leader of Tehran. He was also the head of Shahid Motahari University, Tehran.

Emami-Kashani called al-Qaeda an "illegitimate child of America and Israel":You talk about al-Qaeda. Have you forgotten who has bred al-Qaeda? It's the illegitimate child of America and Israel, but you name it Islam. This savagery is not Islam. It is coming from inside of you and it is now punching you.

Death
Born on 3 October 1931,  he died on 2 March 2024, at the age of 92.