Chief Justice of Iran

The head of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: رئیس قوه قضائیه جمهوری اسلامی ایران), often called the chief justice of Iran, 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.

Head of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Emblem of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Incumbent Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i since 1 July 2021
Appointer	Supreme Leader of Iran[1]
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Mehdi Sajjadian
Website	Official 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 selects one of them. The chief justice can serve for two five-year terms.

List of chief justices of Iran

• Emadoddin Mirmotahhari to 1975
• Nasser Yeganeh 1975–1979, appointed by Sadegh Ahmadi

Chief justices since 1979

No.	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 (1934–2020)		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 (1963–)		14 August 2009	7 March 2019		Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
						Combatant Clergy Association
7	Ebrahim Raisi (1960–2024)		7 March 2019	1 July 2021		Combatant Clergy Association
8	Gholam-Hosseini Mohseni-Eje'i (1958–)		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".
3. • Amin, ‌Seyyed Hassan (1385). "Naser Yeganeh: The last head of the supreme court of Pahlavi regime (Naser Yeganeh: Akherin ra'is-e divan-e Ali-ye Keshvar-e rezhim-e Pahlavi)". Hafez (in Persian). 38 (38): 22–23. Retrieved 2019-03-09.