Chief Justice of Iran
| Head of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
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 Emblem of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
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| Appointer | Supreme Leader of Iran[1] |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Mehdi Sajjadian |
| Website | Official website |
The head of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: رئیس قوه قضائیه جمهوری اسلامی ایران), 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 head of the judiciary of Iran is required to be an "honorable man" according to Article 157 [Head of Judiciary] of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[2]
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 minister of justice and then the president selects one of them. The chief justice can serve for two five-year terms.
List of chief justices of Iran
[edit]- Emadoddin Mirmotahhari to 1975
- Nasser Yeganeh 1975–1979, appointed by Sadegh Ahmadi
Chief justices since 1979
[edit]| No. | Chief (Birth–Death) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Political Party | appointer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehdi Sajjadian[3] (1912–2002) |
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4 April 1979 | 23 February 1980 | None | Asadollah Mobasheri | |
| 2 | Mohammad Beheshti (1928–1981) |
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23 February 1980 | 28 June 1981 (assassinated) |
Islamic Republican Party | Ruhollah Khomeini | |
| 3 | Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili (1926–2016) |
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28 June 1981 | 15 August 1989 | Islamic Republican Party | ||
| 4 | Mohammad Yazdi (1934–2020) |
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15 August 1989 | 14 August 1999 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | Ali Khamenei | |
| Combatant Clergy Association | |||||||
| 5 | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (1948–2018) |
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14 August 1999 | 14 August 2009 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | ||
| 6 | Sadeq Larijani (1963–) |
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14 August 2009 | 7 March 2019 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | ||
| Combatant Clergy Association | |||||||
| 7 | Ebrahim Raisi (1960–2024) |
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7 March 2019 | 1 July 2021 | Combatant Clergy Association | ||
| 8 | Gholam-Hosseini Mohseni-Eje'i (1958–) |
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1 July 2021 | Incumbent | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Appointment of Hojjat-ul-Islam and Muslims Seyyed Ibrahim Ra'isi as head of the Judiciary". Official Ali Khamenei website. Archived from the original on 30 Oct 2020.
- ^ "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 (in Persian). 38 (38): 22–23. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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