Mohammad Jafar Montazeri
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri | |
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Prosecutor-General of Iran | |
Assumed office 1 April 2016 | |
Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
Preceded by | Ebrahim Raisi |
Head of Special Clerical Court | |
Assumed office 2012 | |
Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
Preceded by | Ali Razini |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949 (age 73–74) 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.