Mohammad Jafar Montazeri

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.[2] He was previously head of Iran's Administrative Justice Court and Special Clerical Court.[3]

Mohammad Jafar Montazeri
Prosecutor-General of Iran
Assumed office
1 April 2016
Appointed bySadeq Larijani
Preceded byEbrahim Raisi
Head of Special Clerical Court
Assumed office
2012
Appointed byAli Khamenei
Preceded byAli Razini
Personal details
Born1949 (age 7374)
Qom, Iran
Political partyCombatant Clergy Association[1]
Alma materQom Seminary

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