Background
He was born on 28 January 1926 in Ardabil. His father, Mir-Abdul Rahim was a cleric and his mother died when he was a child. His father sent him to Mula-Ebrahim School in 1940.
He was born on 28 January 1926 in Ardabil. His father, Mir-Abdul Rahim was a cleric and his mother died when he was a child. His father sent him to Mula-Ebrahim School in 1940.
He went to Qom for higher education in 1943 and was there until 1946. He was in Najaf until 1948 when his father died and he returned to Iran. He had also established Mofid University in 1989 and is its president now.
Ardebili was a supporter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and was a friend of his.
He spoke for support of Khomeini in the 1970s. Khomeini appointed him as chief of justice in 1981 after the impeachment of President Abulhassan Banisadr.
In this position he was also acting President of Iran after the impeachment of Banisadr. When Khomeini died in 1989 Ardebili resigned as chief of justice and returned to Qom.
He is a supporter of Green Movement.
After the Iranian revolution, he became a founding member of the Islamic Republican party that was founded in 1979. As chief justice, he served as member of the Temporary Council of the Presidency, along with the Prime Minister and Speaker, carrying out the duties of the president for up to two months.