Mohammad Jafar Montazeri
| Mohammad Jafar Montazeri | |
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| Attorney-General of Iran | |
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Assumed office 1 April 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Raeesi |
| Head of Administrative Justice Court | |
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In office 1 September 2009 – 1 April 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
| Preceded by | Ali Rayzani |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Kazem Bahrami |
| Head of Special Clerical Court | |
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In office 1 September 2009 – 1 April 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
| Preceded by | Ali Rayzani |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1949 (age 66–67) Qom, Iran |
| Spouse(s) | Bano Montazeri |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
| Religion | Islam |
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.[1] He was previously head of Iran's Administrative Justice Court and Special Clerical Court.[2] He is founder of Department of Justice of the Iranian army and served as advisor to the former chief justice, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi.
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