Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi

Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi
Minister of Intelligence
In office 19 August 1997 – 19 December 2000
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Ali Fallahian
Succeeded by	Ali Younessi
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Born	1950 Rey, Iran
Religion	Twelver Shia Islam

Ayatollah Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi (Persian: قربانعلی دری نجف‌آبادی; born 1950) is an Iranian politician and cleric, previously the Minister of Intelligence of Islamic Republic of Iran. He is the current Head of Supreme Administrative Court of IRI.

During his term of ministership, some journalists and reformist politicians were murdered by security agents, for which the Iranian government later charged his deputy, Saeed Emami, with orchestrating, claiming he had organized them independently. Dorri-Najafabadi resigned and was succeeded by Ali Younessi. The events were later named the "Chained Murders" by the reformist cabinet of President Mohammad Khatami.

After Mohammad Ismaeil Shooshtari, in 2005, he was the attorney-general of the Islamic Republic of Iran.^[1][2] He has been succeeded by Jamal Karimi-Rad.

In 2008, he said that toys such as the Barbie doll are "destructive culturally and a social danger."^[3]

References and notes

1. ^ http://www.un.org/webcast/crime2005/statements/23iran_eng.pdf
2. ^ ISNA - 02-12-2006 - 84/11/23 - Service: / Legal / News ID: 665452
3. ^ "Iran calls for ban on Barbie doll". BBC News. 28 April 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7371771.stm. 

See also

• Haghani Circle
• List of Ayatollahs
• Chained Murders of Iran
• List of current Iranian Friday prayers Imams

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Political offices
Preceded by Ali Fallahian	Minister of Intelligence of Iran 1997-2000	Succeeded by Ali Younessi

Directors of Ministry of Intelligence of Iran

(1957–1979) Bakhtiar | Pakravan | Nassiri | Moghadam Islamic Republic (1984–present) Reyshahri | Fallahian | Dorri-Najafabadi | Younessi | Mohseni-Ejehei | Moslehi

Persondata
Name	Dorri-Najafabadi, Ghorbanali
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Date of birth	1950
Place of birth	Rey, Iran
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