Sadeq Larijani
Iranian Ayatollah (b. 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sadeq Ardeshir Larijani (Persian: صادق اردشیر لاریجانی; born 12 March 1963), better known as Amoli Larijani (Persian: آملی لاریجانی), is an Iranian scholar, conservative politician, and current chairman of Expediency Discernment Council. He is the former and fifth Chief Justice of the judicial system of Iran after the 1979 revolution.
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Sadeq Larijani | |
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صادق لاریجانی | |
Chairman of Expediency Discernment Council | |
Assumed office 30 December 2018 | |
Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
Preceded by | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi |
Chief Justice of Iran | |
In office 14 August 2009 – 7 March 2019 | |
Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
Deputy | Ebrahim Raisi Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
Preceded by | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi |
Succeeded by | Ebrahim Raisi |
Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
In office 23 February 1999 – 20 May 2024 | |
Constituency | Mazandaran Province |
Majority | 682,817 |
Personal details | |
Born | Sadeq Ardeshir Larijani (1963-03-12) 12 March 1963 (age 61) Najaf, Iraqi Republic |
Nationality | Iranian |
Political party | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom |
Parent | Mirza Hashem Amoli (father)[1] |
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Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
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