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Chief Justice of Iran
Head of the Iranian judiciary
Head of the Iranian judiciary
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Head of the Judicial System |
| body | the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| native_name | |
| insignia | آرم قوه قضائیه جمهوری اسلامی ایران.pngclass=skin-invert |
| insigniasize | 120px |
| insigniacaption | Emblem of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| image | Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i 2023 (Cropped).jpg |
| incumbent | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
| incumbentsince | 1 July 2021 |
| appointer | Supreme Leader of Iran |
| termlength | 5 years, renewable once |
| inaugural | Mehdi Sajjadian |
| website | Official website |
The head of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran (), often called the chief justice of Iran, is the head of the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Head of Judiciary) and is responsible for its administration and supervision.
The position is required to be an "honorable man" according to Article 157 [Head of Judiciary] of the Constitution of Iran.
The Supreme Leader (Ali Khamenei) appoints and can dismiss the chief justice.
The chief justice is also the highest judge of the Supreme Court of Iran.
The chief justice nominates some candidates for serving as Justice Minister and then the president selects one of them. The chief justice can serve for two five-year terms.
List of chief justices of Iran
- Emadoddin Mirmotahhari to 1975
- Nasser Yeganeh 1975–1979, appointed by Sadegh Ahmadi
Chief justices since 1979
| No. | Name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Appointer | 1 | Independent politician}};" | 2 | Islamic Republican Party}};" | 3 | Islamic Republican Party}};" | 4 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom}};" | Combatant Clergy Association}};" | 5 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom}};" | 6 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom}};" | Combatant Clergy Association}};" | 7 | Combatant Clergy Association}};" | 8 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom}};" | ||||||||||
| Mehdi Sajjadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1912–2002) | [[File:Mehdi Sajjadian.png | 100px]] | 4 April 1979 | 23 February 1980 | None | Asadollah Mobasheri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Beheshti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1928–1981) | [[File:Beheshti-10.jpg | 100px]] | 23 February 1980 | 28 June 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (assassinated) | Islamic Republican Party | Ruhollah Khomeini | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1926–2016) | [[File:Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili.jpg | 100px]] | 28 June 1981 | 15 August 1989 | Islamic Republican Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Yazdi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1934–2020) | [[File:Mohammad Yazdi 1399091913465979321782964.jpg | 100px]] | 15 August 1989 | 14 August 1999 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | Ali Khamenei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combatant Clergy Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1948–2018) | [[File:Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi018 (1).jpg | 100px]] | 14 August 1999 | 14 August 2009 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sadeq Larijani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1963) | [[File:Sixth International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada, Tehran (15) (crop of Sadeq Larijani).jpg | 100px]] | 14 August 2009 | 7 March 2019 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combatant Clergy Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ebrahim Raisi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1960–2024) | [[File:Ebrahim Raisi portrait 2019 1.jpg | 100px]] | 7 March 2019 | 1 July 2021 | Combatant Clergy Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1958) | [[File:Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i 2023 (Cropped).jpg | 100px]] | 1 July 2021 | Incumbent | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom |
References
References
- "Appointment of Hojjat-ul-Islam and Muslims Seyyed Ibrahim Ra'isi as head of the Judiciary". Official [[Ali Khamenei]] website.
- "ICL > Iran > Constitution".
- Amin, Seyyed Hassan. (1385). "Naser Yeganeh: The last head of the supreme court of Pahlavi regime (Naser Yeganeh: Akherin ra'is-e divan-e Ali-ye Keshvar-e rezhim-e Pahlavi)". Hafez.
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