Mohammad Jafar Montazeri

Not to be confused with Mohammad Montazeri.

Mohammad Jafar Montazeri (Persian: محمدجعفر منتظری; born 1949 in Qom) is an Iranian cleric and jurist, who is the current Head of the Supreme Court of Iran since August 6, 2023. He was the prosecutor-general of Iran from April 1, 2016 to August 6, 2023.^[2] He was previously the Head of Iran's Administrative Justice Court. He is also the current Head of the Special Clerical Court.^[3]

Mohammad Jafar Montazeri
Head of Supreme Court of Iran
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 August 2023
Appointed by	Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
Preceded by	Ahmad Mortazavi Moghaddam
Prosecutor-General of Iran
In office 1 April 2016 – 6 August 2023
Appointed by	Sadeq Larijani
Preceded by	Ebrahim Raisi
Succeeded by	Mohammad Movahedi-Azad
Head of Special Clerical Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 2012
Appointed by	Ali Khamenei
Preceded by	Ali Razini
Personal details
Born	1949 (age 75–76) Qom, Iran
Political party	Combatant Clergy Association[1]
Alma mater	Qom Seminary

Sanctions

Sanctioned by United States and United Kingdom.^[4]