Sadiq Larijani

Ayatollah
Sadiq Larijani
Ayatollah Sadiq Larijani
صادق لاریجانی
	Larijani in 2017
Chairman of Expediency Discernment Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 December 2018
Appointed by	Ali Khamenei
Preceded by	Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Chief Justice of Iran
	In office; 14 August 2009 – 7 March 2019
Appointed by	Ali Khamenei
Deputy	Ebrahim Raisi; Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
Preceded by	Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Succeeded by	Ebrahim Raisi
Member of the Assembly of Experts
	In office; 23 February 1999 – 20 May 2024
Constituency	Mazandaran Province
Majority	682,817
Personal details
Born	Sadiq Ardashir Larijani; 12 March 1963; Najaf, Iraqi Republic
Nationality	Iranian
Political party	Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
Parent	Mirza Hashem Amoli (father)
Relatives	Hossein Vahid Khorasani (father-in-law); Abdollah Javadi-Amoli (uncle); Ahmad Tavakoli (cousin); Mohammad-Javad Larijani (brother); Fazel Larijani (brother); Ali Larijani (brother); Bagher Larijani (brother);
Alma mater	Qom Seminary

Sadiq Ardashir Larijani (born 12 March 1963) is an Iranian cleric and politician who currently serves as the chairman of Expediency Discernment Council since 2018. He previously served as the sixth chief justice of Iran from 2009 to 2019.

Larijani is one of the closest aides of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and has been regarded by many commentators as one of the two potential successors to Khamenei, along with the latter's son Mojtaba Khamenei.