Mohammad Jafar Montazeri | |
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Attorney-General of Iran | |
Assumed office 1 April 2016 |
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Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
Preceded by | Ebrahim Raeesi |
Head of Special Clerical Court | |
Assumed office 2009 |
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Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949 (age 67–68) Qom, Iran |
Political party | Combatant Clergy Association |
Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri (Persian: محمدجعفر منتظری; born 1949 in Qom) is an Iranian cleric and judge and the current Attorney-General of Iran since 1 April 2016. He was previously head of Iran's Administrative Justice Court and Special Clerical Court.