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.

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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

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Government of Iran hasOffice Chief Justice of Iran
Guardian Council appointingAuthority Chief Justice of Iran
this entity surface form: Head of the Judiciary of Iran
Chief Justice of Iran officeHolderTitle Chief Justice of Iran self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: رئیس قوه قضائیه جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Chief Justice of Iran alsoKnownAs Chief Justice of Iran
this entity surface form: Head of the Judiciary of Iran
Chief Justice of Iran alsoKnownAs Chief Justice of Iran
this entity surface form: Head of the Judicial Power of Iran
Mohammad Beheshti positionHeld Chief Justice of Iran
judicial branch of Iran headedBy Chief Justice of Iran
judicial branch of Iran overseenBy Chief Justice of Iran
this entity surface form: Head of the Judiciary of Iran
Supreme Court of Iran headOfCourtTitle Chief Justice of Iran