1. Mohammad-Javad Ardeshir Larijani is an Iranian conservative politician and former diplomat.
15 Facts About Mohammad-Javad Larijani
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Mohammad-Javad Larijani is currently a top adviser to the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in foreign affairs and secretary of High Council for Human rights, Judiciary of Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Mohammad Javad Larijani was born to Iranian parents and is a brother of Ali Larijani, former chairman of the Parliament and Sadegh Larijani, former chief justice.
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Mohammad-Javad Larijani is a cousin of Ahmad Tavakkoli, who is the current director of Majlis Research Center.
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Mohammad-Javad Larijani, raised in a religious family, graduated from a hawza before starting his higher education in electrical engineering in Aryamehr University, wearing the uniform for the full four years.
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Mohammad-Javad Larijani later continued his studies outside Iran, and began to study in the PhD program in mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Mohammad-Javad Larijani is one of the top advisors to the supreme leader and the head of the human rights council in the judiciary.
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Mohammad-Javad Larijani is concerned about reports that families of individuals killed by the security forces have been threatened not to speak out.
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Mohammad-Javad Larijani remains highly concerned about the continuing restrictions on freedom of expression.
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Mohammad-Javad Larijani served as deputy minister of foreign affairs in the 1980s.
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Mohammad-Javad Larijani told NBC News that Iranian authorities believed that she was engaged "in a very nasty campaign" against Iran's national security.
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In November 2011, Mohammad-Javad Larijani claimed that nuclear weapons violate Islam.
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Mohammad-Javad Larijani has praised Iranian Judiciary for capital punishment of narcotic offenses.
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Mohammad-Javad Larijani has stated that the world should learn from Iran on this matter.
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Mohammad-Javad Larijani has stated on Barack Obama that "Since Obama came to office he spoke of dialogue with Iran, What has happened that this black "nigger" is talking about regime change in Iran".