Sadeq Larijani
Iranian cleric and politician
Sadeq Ardeshir Larijani (Persian: صادق اردشیر لاریجانی; born 12 March 1961), better known as Amoli Larijani (Persian: آملی لاریجانی), is an Iranian scholar, conservative politician. He was the 5th Chief Justice of Iran from 2009 until 2019.
Sadeq Larijani | |
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Chairman of Expediency Discernment Council | |
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 Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ezhe'i |
Preceded by | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi |
Succeeded by | Ebrahim Raisi |
Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
Assumed office 23 February 1999 | |
Constituency | Mazandaran Province |
Majority | 682,817 |
Personal details | |
Born | Sadeq Ardeshir Larijani 12 March 1961 Najaf |
Nationality | Iranian |
Political party | Combatant Clergy Association Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom |
Parents | Mirza Hashem Amoli (father)[1] |
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Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Marsha B. Cohen (May 2013). "The Brothers Larijani: A sphere of power". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.