Sadeq Larijani : Ask Biography

Personal data

Date of birth

12 March 1960(age 56)

Place of birth

Najaf, Iraq

Nationality

Iranian

Political party

Combatant Clergy Association

Religion

Twelver Shi'a Islam

Chief Justice of Iran

Assumed office

30 June 2009

Appointed by

Ali Khamenei

Preceded by

Mahmoud Shahroudi

Member of Assembly of Experts

Assumed office

15 December 1998

Constituency

Mazandaran Amol

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Ayatollah Sadegh Ardeshir Amoli Larijani (Persian: صادق اردشیر آملی لاریجانی; born 12 March 1960, Najaf, Iraq) is an Iranian cleric, politician and current head of the judicial system of Iran.

Larijani served as one of the 12 members of the Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran for eight years. Described as "relatively junior" or "inexperienced cleric" with "close ties to Iran's military and intelligence agencies", he was appointed head of the judicial system of Iran by supreme leader Ali Khamenei on August 15, 2009. Larijani condemned protesters and those who expressed doubts in the 2009 presidential election results, calling the protests as "illegal" and any doubts "baseless".