Ayat. Bushehri to direct Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
Ayatollah Seyyed Hashem Husseini Bushehri is elected as the new director of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom in a meeting held on Friday.
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The cleric has been appointed as the new director of major assembly of scholars in the holy city of Qom following the recent demise of former leader Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).
Late Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi was the leader of the body for 13 years.
An independent seminary institution, Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom is formed by jurists, scholars, thinkers and lecturers focusing on religious issues.
As the largest seminary society in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Scholars of Qom Seminary Society was established in 1963 concurrent with establishment of Qom Seminary School with the objective of organizing and planning education and research issues of seminary students.