Ahmad Alamolhoda

Sayyid Ahmad Alamolhoda (also Alam Olhoda or Alam al-Hoda; Persian: احمد علم‌الهدی; born September 1, 1944) is an Iranian Shia Islamic cleric who has been described as "senior"[1] and "ultra conservative"[2] and "hardline.

[5] He is the Friday Prayer leader in Mashhad, Iran,[4] and is that city's representative in the Iranian Assembly of Experts.

[7] Alamolhoda name appeared in international media as a speaker at a December 30, 2009 rally held in favor of the Islamic regime, where he was quoted as calling opponents of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in comments broadcast on Iranian state TV, Alamolhoda told demonstrators, "Enemies of the leader, according to the Quran, belong to the party of Satan ... Our war in the world is war against the opponents of the rule of the supreme leader.

"[8]Alamolhoda was a strong critic of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the previous head of the Assembly of Experts, whom Alamolhoda attacked for "his silence in the face of unprecedented insults against the leader of the revolution" (Ali Khamenei), and warned him to "reform his behavior before it was too late.

He has in his Friday Prayers speeches spoken against women's right to ride bicycles in Mashhad.