Mohammad Jafar Montazeri
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri | |
|---|---|
| Head of Supreme Court of Iran | |
| Assumed office 6 August 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Mortazavi Moghaddam |
| Prosecutor-General of Iran | |
| In office 1 April 2016 – 6 August 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Raisi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Movahedi-Azad |
| Head of Special Clerical Court | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Ali Razini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) 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 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.