Mohammad Jafar Montazeri | |
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Head of Supreme Court of Iran | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 6 August 2023 | |
Appointed by | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
Preceded by | Ahmad Mortazavi Moghaddam |
Prosecutor-General of Iran | |
In office 1 April 2016 – 6 August 2023 | |
Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
Preceded by | Ebrahim Raisi |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Movahedi-Azad |
Head of Special Clerical Court | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2012 | |
Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
Preceded by | Ali Razini |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949 (age 75–76) Qom, Iran |
Political party | Combatant Clergy Association |
Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri (Persian: محمدجعفر منتظری; born 1949 in Qom) is an Iranian cleric and jurist, who is the current Head of Supreme Court of Iran since August 6, 2023. He is the former attorney-general of Iran from April 1, 2016 to August 6, 2023. He was previously the Head of Iran's Administrative Justice Court. He is also the current Head of Special Clerical Court.
References
- "عضو جدید جامعه روحانیت مبارز معارفه شدند". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- حکم انتصاب حجتالاسلام منتظری بهعنوان دادستانکل کشور صادر شد
- "انتصاب روسای جدید دیوان عدالت اداری". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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