Career
While in the Guardian Council in 2000, he confirmed the rejection of 600 candidates out of an original 758 candidates who were running for public office. In July 2009, Ayatollah Ostadi issued a stringing criticism of Ahmadinejad and the "status quo." He announced he will stop leading Friday prayers at Qom Mosque. Ostadi belongs to the hardline Association of Qom Seminary Teachers.
