Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
| Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi | |
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| Chief Justice of Iran | |
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In office 30 June 1999 – 30 June 2009 |
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| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Yazdi |
| Succeeded by | Sadeq Larijani |
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Chairman of the Assembly of Experts Acting |
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In office 21 October 2014 – 10 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Yazdi |
| Member of Assembly of Experts | |
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Assumed office 24 February 1999 |
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| Constituency | Razavi Khorasan Province |
| Majority | 1,499,109 |
| Personal details | |
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September 1, 1948 Najaf, Iraq |
| Citizenship | Iranian and Iraqi |
| Political party |
Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom Islamic Dawa Party |
| Religion | Twelver Shia Islam |
| Website | Personal website |
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (Persian: محمود هاشمی شاهرودی, born 1 September 1948) is an Iranian politician who is currently First Vice-Chairman of the Iranian Assembly of Experts. According to Al-Monitor, he is also an Iraqi citizen and a former member of Islamic Dawa Party. In 2010, he declared himself a Marja'.
Shahroudi’s official English-language biographical information from the Iranian Assembly of Experts' website opens with his education received in Najaf, Iraq from Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, the Islamic Dawa Party Founder, and takes the view that al-Sadr was martyred; al-Sadr was executed without trial by Saddam Hussein’s regime in April 1980.
Hashemi Shahroudi became the leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, which has caused objections to his serving as the Head of Iran's Judiciary from 1999 until 2009. He is currently a member of Iran's Guardian Council.
Upon accepting his position as the Head of Iran’s Judiciary, Shahroudi proclaimed: "I have inherited an utter ruin from the previous judiciary," referring to Mohammad Yazdi's 10 years in office. He appointed Saeed Mortazavi, a well known fundamentalist and controversial figure, prosecutor general of Iran. Later when Mortazavi led the judiciary against Khatami's reform movement, Shahroudi was prevented by regime hardliners from stopping Mortazavi's violent acts against dissidents or removing him from power. In July 2011 Shahroudi was appointed by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to head an arbitration body to resolve an ongoing dispute between Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the parliament. He is favorite as one of the successors of Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader of Iran.
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