Late Ayatollah Momen

Ayatollah Momen passed away at the age of 81 in a hospital in Tehran on Thursday, ‎February 21st after spending the past two months battling with brain hemorrhage and ‎respiratory problems.‎ An influential member of the Guardian Council, he was first appointed to the position by late ‎founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini in 1984 and continued to serve in that ‎capacity after Ayatollah Khamenei extended his assignment in 2014.‎