Grand Ayatollah Yousef Saanei was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja' and politician, a member of the Islamic Republic of Iran's powerful Guardian Council from 1980 to 1983 and also Attorney-General of Iran from 1983 to 1985.
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Born: October 16, 1937, Isfahan, Iran
Died: September 12, 2020 (age 82 years), Qom, Iran
Buried: September 13, 2020, Sheykhan Cemetry, Qom, Iran
Spouse: Khanum Shafiei (m. 1964–2012)
Nationality: Iranian
Education: Isfahan Seminary and Islamic Seminary of Qom
Parents: Mohammad Ali Saanei and Sharbonoo