Chief Justice of Iran

The Chief Justice of Iran is the highest judge of the Supreme Court of Iran. The Chief Justice is also the head of the Judicial system of Iran and is responsible for its administration and supervision.

List of Chief Justices

Name		Born-Died	Entered office	Left office	Nominated by	Appointed by
1	Mohammad Beheshti	1928–1981	3 June 1979	28 June 1981 (assassinated)	Mehdi Bazargan	Ruhollah Khomeini
2	Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili	1926–	28 June 1981	30 June 1989	Mohammad-Ali Rajai	Ruhollah Khomeini
3	Mohammad Yazdii	1932–	30 June 1989	30 June 1999	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani	Ali Khamenei
4	Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi	1948–	30 June 1999	30 June 2009	Mohammad Khatami	Ali Khamenei
5	Sadeq Larijani	1960–	30 June 2009	Incumbent	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad	Ali Khamenei