Leader Performs Funeral Prayer for Abbas Sheibani

Date: 23 December 2022 - 22:39

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TEHRAN -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei here Friday performed funeral prayer for former Iranian politician Abbas Sheibani. Sheibani passed away on Thursday at the age of 91. He was a founding member of the Iranian Freedom Movement. Sheibani was also a member of the Council of the Islamic Revolution of Iran and served in the parliament for five terms. He served as chancellor of the University of Tehran from 1983 to 1984 and minister of agriculture from 1979 to 1980. Lastly, he served as city councilor in the metropolis of Tehran.