his death in 1986. He is buried in a simple grave in a cemetery in Qom. Clerics were prevented from attending his funeral prayer, drawing criticisms from Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, one of the lead players in the Iranian revolution. Further reading References External links 1906 births 1986 deaths Politicians from Tabriz Muslim People's Republic Party politicians People of the Iranian Revolution Iranian revolutionaries People who have been placed under house arrest in Iran Deaths from kidney cancer Deaths from cancer in Iran Iranian grand ayatollahs Iranian dissidents 20th-century Iranian politicians Shia clerics from Tabriz