Background
He was born in 1935.He began his education when he was only 12 years old in various seminaries.
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He was born in 1935.He began his education when he was only 12 years old in various seminaries.
He was Grand Imam and Chairman of the Astan Quds Razavi board from 1979 until his death in 2016. Vaez Tabasi hails from a family of Mashhadi origin. He was also the head of the Astan Quds Razavi.
In 2006 he was elected to the Assembly of Experts to the surprise of some observers.
However, he retired after declining to run in 2016 election. On 2 November 2015, lieutenant was announced that he is suffering from cancer.
On 27 February 2016, he was hospitalized due to respiratory complications. After a few days of hospitalization, Ayatollah Vaez died on 4 March.
He died at the age of 80.
Following his death, three days mourning was declared in Khorasan province. His funeral was held on the following day which Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials like President Hassan Rouhani attending the ceremony. He was buried at the Imam Reza shrine.
Vaez Tabasi was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
