Mohammad Jafar Montazeri

Mohammad Jafar Montazeri
Head of Supreme Court of Iran
Assumed office
6 August 2023
Appointed byGholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
Preceded byAhmad Mortazavi Moghaddam
Prosecutor-General of Iran
In office
1 April 2016  6 August 2023
Appointed bySadeq Larijani
Preceded byEbrahim Raisi
Succeeded byMohammad Movahedi-Azad
Head of Special Clerical Court
Assumed office
2012
Appointed byAli Khamenei
Preceded byAli Razini
Personal details
Born1949 (age 7576)
Qom, Iran
Political partyCombatant Clergy Association
Alma materQom Seminary

Mohammad Jafar Montazeri (Persian: محمدجعفر منتظری; born 1949 in Qom) is an Iranian cleric and jurist, who is the current Head of the Supreme Court of Iran since August 6, 2023. He was the prosecutor-general of Iran from April 1, 2016 to August 6, 2023. He was previously the Head of Iran's Administrative Justice Court. He is also the current Head of the Special Clerical Court.