Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i

Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
Deputy Chief Justice of Iran
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 August 2014
Appointed by	Sadeq Larijani
Preceded by	Ebrahim Raeesi
Attorney-General of Iran
In office 24 August 2009 – 23 August 2014
Appointed by	Sadeq Larijani
Preceded by	Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi
Succeeded by	Ebrahim Raeesi
6th Minister of Intelligence
In office 2 August 2005 – 23 July 2009
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Ali Younesi
Succeeded by	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Acting)
Personal details
Born	1956 (age 60–61) Isfahan, Iran
Alma mater	Haghani Circle
Religion	Islam

Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i (Persian: غلامحسین محسنی اژه‌ای‎‎, Persian pronunciation: [ɢolɒːmhosejne mohsenije eʒei]; born 1956) was the minister of intelligence from 2005 to July 2009, when he was abruptly dismissed. He has also held a number of governmental posts since 1984. Currently he is the first deputy of the Chief Justice of Iran.

Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejehei was born in Ezhiyeh, Isfahan, Iran in 1956. He is a graduate of the Haqqani school in Qom and one of his teachers was Mesbah Yazdi. He also received a master's degree in international law from the Haqqani school.

Mohseni-Eje'i served as Head of the Ministry of Intelligence's Select Committee from 1984 to 1985. He was then Representative of the Head of Judiciary to the Ministry of Intelligence (1986–88). From 1989 to 1990, he served as Head of the Prosecutor’s Office for economic affairs. Next, he held the post of Representative of the Head of Judiciary to the Ministry of Intelligence, from 1991 to 1994. His next post was Prosecutor of the Special Clerical Court, which he held from 1995 to 1997. He was appointed Minister of Intelligence on 24 August 2005 after securing 217 votes in his favor at the Majlis. He was in office until 26 July 2009, when he was abruptly dismissed. No reason was given for his dismissal, but it was thought to be connected to his opposition to the appointment of Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei as first vice-president.

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