Chief Justice of Iran
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| Head of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
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| رئیس قوه قضائیه جمهوری اسلامی ایران | |
 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, romanized: Raeis Ghooh Ghazaiyeh Jamehori Eslami Iran), also known as the chief justice of Iran, is the leader of the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran 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.[2] The supreme leader of Iran has the authority to appoint and dismiss the chief justice. The chief justice may serve up to two five-year terms. The chief justice is also the highest-ranking judge of the Supreme Court of Iran. Additionally, the chief justice nominates several candidates for the position of Minister of Justice, from whom the president of Iran selects one.
Chief justices since 1979
[edit]| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Appointer | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 (born 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-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i (born 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 October 2020.
- ^ "ICL > Iran > Constitution". www.servat.unibe.ch. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ 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 9 March 2019.