Attorney-General of Iran

Attorney-General of Iran
Coat of Arms of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Incumbent Mohammad Jafar Montazeri since April 1, 2016
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.

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.