Prosecutor-General of Iran

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Prosecutor-General of Iran
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Incumbent
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri
since April 1, 2016
StyleProsecutor General (Attorney-General)
AppointerChief Justice of Iran
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderFathollah Banisadr
Formation1979

The Prosecutor-General of Iran (or Attorney-General), in the Judicial system of Iran, is a "just mujtahid" appointed by the Head of the Judiciary in consultation with the judges of the Supreme Court to serve for a period of five years.[1]

Head of the Prosecutor-General's office, he supervises prosecutor's offices in the country. As head of the public prosecution for the state, he has executive responsibility for law enforcement, prosecutions, setting priorities in the hearings of cases.

Chief Prosecutor at the Supreme Court.

List of recent Prosecutors-General[]

Name Born-Died Entered office Left office Appointed by
1 Fathollah Banisadr 1931–1996 1979 1980 Asadollah Mobasheri
2 Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili 1926–2016 1980 1981 Ruhollah Khomeini
3 Mohammad-Mehdi Rabbani Amlashi 1937–1985 1981 1983 Ruhollah Khomeini
4 Yousef Saanei 1937–2020 1983 1985 Ruhollah Khomeini
5 Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha 1942– 1985 1991 Ruhollah Khomeini
6 Mohammad Reyshahri 1947– 1991 1993 Mohammad Yazdi
7 Seyed Abolfazl Mousavi Tabrizi 1935–2003 1993 1997 Mohammad Yazdi
8 Morteza Moghtadai 1936– 1997 2002 Mohammad Yazdi
9 Abdolnabi Namazi 1944– 2002 2004 Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
10 Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi 1949– 23 August 2004 24 August 2009 Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
11 Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i 1954– 24 August 2009 23 August 2014 Sadeq Larijani
12 Ebrahim Raisi 1959– 23 August 2014 6 March 2016 Sadeq Larijani
13 Mohammad Jafar Montazeri 1949– 1 April 2016 Incumbent Sadeq Larijani

See also[]

  • Judicial system of Iran

References[]

  1. ^ "Iranian government constitution, The Judiciary". iranonline.com.
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