Seyyed Javad Emami (), also known with title of Zahir ol-Islam (; 1884 – 21 March 1965), was an Iranian Shia scholar, Custodian and politician.
Biography Early life and career Seyyed Javad Emami was born in 1884 to Mir Seyyed Zayn ul-Abedin, the Imam of Friday Prayer of Tehran and Zia' os-Saltaneh, the daughter of Naser al-Din Shah. At five years old, he entered to clerical profession and completed his elementary education, studied Islamic sciences, Fiqh (Jurisprudence) and principles of Fiqh. Following his father's death in January/February 1904, Emami was bestowed the title Zahir ol-Islam ().
In 1906, Emami married an daughter of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. On next year, he was appointed custodian of Madrasa in Sepahsalar Mosque. However, his appointment faced opposition from a group of seminary students, who sought a fatwa''' from Haj Mirza Abotalib to determine whether Emami belonged to Ulama or aristocracy and nobility. Persian Constitutional Revolution
After death of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar and accession of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Qajar court grew hostile toward the Constitutionalists, he aligned himself with Sheikh Fazlullah Nouri. In 1907, Mohammad Ali dissolved the National Consultative Assembly and declared the Constitution abolished because it was contrary to Islamic law. Emami joined to Constitutional Movement and advocated for a Legitimate Constitutionalism grounded in Sharia''.
In 1918, when Ahmad Qavam was appointed governor of Khorasan province, Qavam came into conflict with Seyyed Javad Emami, who was then serving as deputy administrator of Astan Quds Razavi. Emami eventually allied himself with Colonel Mohammad Taqi Pessian against Qavam. However, Colonel Pessian killed on 3 October 1921 in battle at Quchan, against 1000 mounted Kurds sent by Ahmad Qavam.
Later life and death In 1947, following the resumption of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Seyyed Javad Emami was dispatched to Saudi Arabia by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as Extraordinary Envoy and Amir al-Hajj. In 1950, Emami was appointed by royal decree as Senator for Tehran in 1st Senate of Iran. Seyyed Javad Emami died in Tehran on 21 March 1965. He was buried in family mausoleum of his grandfather, Mirza Abolqasem Imam Jomeh, popularly known as Aqa's Tomb located in southern Tehran.
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