Attorney-General of Iran
| Attorney-General of Iran | |
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Coat of Arms of the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
| Style | Prosecutor General (Attorney-General) |
| Appointer | Chief Justice of Iran |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Fathollah Banisadr |
| Formation | 1979 |
The Attorney-General of Iran (or Prosecutor-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 Attorney-Generals
| Name | Born-Died | Entered office | Left office | Appointed by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fathollah Banisadr | 1930– | 1979 | 1980 | Asadollah Mobasheri |
| 2 | Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili | 1926–2016 | 1980 | 1981 | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| 3 | Mohammad Mehdi Amlashi | 1935–1985 | 1981 | 1983 | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| 4 | Yousef Saanei | 1937– | 1983 | 1985 | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| 5 | Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha | 1942– | 1985 | 1989 | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| 6 | Mohammad Reyshahri | 1946– | 1989 | 1993 | Mohammad Yazdi |
| 7 | Abolfazl Mousavi Tabrizi | 1947– | 1993 | 1997 | Mohammad Yazdi |
| 8 | Morteza Moghtadai | 1936– | 1997 | 2001 | Mohammad Yazdi |
| 9 | Abdolnabi Namazi | 1945– | 2001 | 2004 | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi |
| 10 | Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi | 1950– | 23 August 2004 | 24 August 2009 | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi |
| 11 | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i | 1956– | 24 August 2009 | 23 August 2014 | Sadeq Larijani |
| 12 | Ebrahim Raeesi | 1960– | 23 August 2014 | 6 March 2016 | Sadeq Larijani |
| 13 | Mohammad Jafar Montazeri | 1949– | 1 April 2016 | Incumbent | Sadeq Larijani |
See also
References
- ↑ [httap://www.iranonline.com/iran/iran-info/Government/constitution-11.html iranonline.com Iranian government constitution, The Judiciary]
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