Chief Justice of Iran

The chief justice of Iran (Persian: رئیس قوه قضائیه ایران) 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.

Chief Justice of Iran
Emblem of Iran
Incumbent
Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
since 1 July 2021
AppointerSupreme Leader of Iran[1]
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderMehdi Sajjadian
WebsiteOfficial website

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 select one of them. The chief justice can serve for two five-year terms.

List of chief justices of Iran

Chief justices since 1979
№ Chief
(Birth–Death)		 Picture Took office Left office Political Party appointer
1 Mehdi Sajjadian[3]
(1912–2002)		 4 April 1979 23 February 1980 None Asadollah Mobasheri
2 Mohammad Beheshti
(1928–1981)		 23 February 1980 28 June 1981
(assassinated)		 Islamic Republican Party Ruhollah Khomeini
3 Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili
(1926–2016)		 28 June 1981 15 August 1989 Islamic Republican Party
4 Mohammad Yazdi
(1931–2020)		 15 August 1989 14 August 1999 Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom Ali Khamenei
Combatant Clergy Association
5 Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
(1948–2018)		 14 August 1999 14 August 2009 Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
6 Sadeq Larijani
(1961–)		 14 August 2009 7 March 2019 Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
Combatant Clergy Association
7 Ebrahim Raisi
(1960–)		 7 March 2019 1 July 2021 Combatant Clergy Association
8 Gholam-Hosseini Mohseni-Eje'i
(1956–)		 1 July 2021 Incumbent Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom

References
  1. "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.
  2. "ICL > Iran > Constitution".
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