Chief Justice of Iran
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The Chief Justice of Iran is the head of the country's judiciary, overseeing the court system and appointed by the Supreme Leader.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Iran canonical | 4 |
| Head of the Judiciary of Iran | 3 |
| Head of the Judicial Power of Iran | 1 |
| رئیس قوه قضائیه جمهوری اسلامی ایران | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1658276 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chief Justice of Iran Context triple: [Government of Iran, hasOffice, Chief Justice of Iran]
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A.
Vice President of Iran
The Vice President of Iran is a senior executive official who assists the President in governing and may oversee specific portfolios or organizations within the Iranian government.
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B.
President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt
The President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt is the head of the country's highest constitutional judicial body, overseeing the interpretation of the constitution and the review of laws for their constitutionality.
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C.
Chief Justice of Pakistan
The Chief Justice of Pakistan is the head of the country’s Supreme Court and judiciary, overseeing the administration of justice and serving as the highest-ranking judicial authority.
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D.
Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
The Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of Iran’s parliament, overseeing legislative sessions and representing the legislature in its relations with other branches of government.
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E.
Chief Justice of Japan
The Chief Justice of Japan is the head of the Supreme Court and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, responsible for leading and representing the Japanese judiciary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chief Justice of Iran Target entity description: The Chief Justice of Iran is the head of the country's judiciary, overseeing the court system and appointed by the Supreme Leader.
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A.
Vice President of Iran
The Vice President of Iran is a senior executive official who assists the President in governing and may oversee specific portfolios or organizations within the Iranian government.
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B.
President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt
The President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt is the head of the country's highest constitutional judicial body, overseeing the interpretation of the constitution and the review of laws for their constitutionality.
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C.
Chief Justice of Pakistan
The Chief Justice of Pakistan is the head of the country’s Supreme Court and judiciary, overseeing the administration of justice and serving as the highest-ranking judicial authority.
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D.
Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
The Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of Iran’s parliament, overseeing legislative sessions and representing the legislature in its relations with other branches of government.
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E.
Chief Justice of Japan
The Chief Justice of Japan is the head of the Supreme Court and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, responsible for leading and representing the Japanese judiciary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chief Justice of Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Head of the Judicial Power of Iran
Chief Justice of Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Head of the Judiciary of Iran
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Iran
|
| appointedBy | Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ |
| appointedForTermLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | Judicial branch of Iran ⓘ |
| constitutingInstrument | Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| definedIn | Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| eligibleCandidateMustBe |
Islamic jurist
ⓘ
Hojjatoleslam ⓘ
surface form:
mujtahid
|
| establishedAfter | Iranian Revolution ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
judges of Iran
ⓘ
prosecutor general of Iran ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Supreme Court of Iran
ⓘ
public courts of Iran ⓘ Revolutionary Courts of Iran ⓘ
surface form:
revolutionary courts of Iran
|
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.dadiran.ir/ ⓘ |
| headOf |
judicial branch of Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Judicial system of Iran
judicial branch of Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Judiciary of Iran
|
| incumbent | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i ⓘ |
| incumbentAssumedOfficeOn | 2021-07-01 ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext |
Islamic law in Iran
ⓘ
civil law system of Iran ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Tehran ⓘ |
| memberOf |
judicial branch of Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Judiciary of Iran
|
| nominatedBy | Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ |
| officeCreatedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle |
Chief Justice of Iran
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
رئیس قوه قضائیه جمهوری اسلامی ایران
|
| officeHolderTitleInLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| oversees |
implementation of Islamic law in the judiciary of Iran
ⓘ
judicial policy in Iran ⓘ |
| partOf |
Government of Iran
ⓘ
separation of powers in Iran ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ebrahim Raisi ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ |
| residence | Tehran ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of justice in Iran
ⓘ
discipline of judges in Iran ⓘ supervision of the court system in Iran ⓘ |
| style |
Ayatollah
ⓘ
Hojatoleslam ⓘ |
| supervises |
Supreme Audit Court of Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Administrative Justice Court of Iran
Court of Audit-related judicial functions in Iran ⓘ Revolutionary Courts of Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Judicial Organization of the Armed Forces of Iran
|
| termRenewable | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chief Justice of Iran Description of subject: The Chief Justice of Iran is the head of the country's judiciary, overseeing the court system and appointed by the Supreme Leader.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Head of the Judiciary of Iran
this entity surface form:
رئیس قوه قضائیه جمهوری اسلامی ایران
this entity surface form:
Head of the Judiciary of Iran
this entity surface form:
Head of the Judicial Power of Iran
this entity surface form:
Head of the Judiciary of Iran