Prosecutor-General of Iran

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]

Prosecutor-General of Iran
Emblem of Iran
since August 6, 2023
StyleProsecutor General (Attorney-General)
AppointerChief Justice of Iran
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderFathollah Banisadr
Formation1979

As the head of the prosecutor-general's office, they supervise prosecutor's offices in the country. At the same time, they have executive responsibility for law enforcement, prosecutions, setting priorities in the hearings of cases in their role as the head of the public prosecution for the state.

List of recent prosecutors-general

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Name Lifespan Took 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
4 Yousef Saanei 1937–2020 1983 1985
5 Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha born 1945 1985 1989
6 Mohammad Reyshahri 1946–2022 1989 1991 Mohammad Yazdi
7 Seyed Abolfazl Mousavi Tabrizi 1935–2003 1991 1994
8 Morteza Moghtadai born 1936 1994 2001
9 Abdul-Nabi Namazi 1945–2024 2001 2004 Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
10 Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi born 1950 23 August 2004 24 August 2009
11 Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i born 1956 24 August 2009 23 August 2014 Sadeq Larijani
Ebrahim Raisi
Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
12 Ebrahim Raisi 1960–2024 23 August 2014 6 March 2016
13 Mohammad Jafar Montazeri born 1949 1 April 2016 6 August 2023
14 Mohammad Movahedi-Azad born 1960 6 August 2023 Incumbent Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i

See also

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References

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