| Post: | Head of the Judicial System |
| Body: | the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Insignia: | آرم قوه قضائیه جمهوری اسلامی ایران.png |
| Insigniasize: | 120px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Incumbent: | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
| Incumbentsince: | 1 July 2021 |
| Appointer: | Supreme Leader of Iran[1] |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural: | Mehdi Sajjadian |
| Website: | Official website |
The head of the Judicial System of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: رئیس قوه قضائیه جمهوری اسلامی ایران), often called the chief justice of Iran, is the head of the Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Head of Judiciary) and is responsible for its administration and supervision.
The head of the judiciary of Iran is required to be an "honorable man" according to Article 157 [Head of Judiciary] of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[2] The Supreme Leader (Ali Khamenei) appoints and can dismiss the chief justice.
The chief justice is also the highest judge of the Supreme Court of Iran.
The chief justice nominates some candidates for serving as minister of justice and then the president selects one of them.The chief justice can serve for two five-year terms.
| No. | Chief | Picture | Took office | Left office | Political Party | appointer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehdi Sajjadian[3] | 4 April 1979 | 23 February 1980 | style= | None | Asadollah Mobasheri | ||
| 2 | Mohammad Beheshti | 23 February 1980 | 28 June 1981 | Islamic Republican Party | Ruhollah Khomeini | |||
| 3 | Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili | 28 June 1981 | 15 August 1989 | Islamic Republican Party | ||||
| 4 | Mohammad Yazdi | 15 August 1989 | 14 August 1999 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | Ali Khamenei | |||
| Combatant Clergy Association | ||||||||
| 5 | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi | 14 August 1999 | 14 August 2009 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | ||||
| 6 | Sadeq Larijani | 14 August 2009 | 7 March 2019 | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | ||||
| Combatant Clergy Association | ||||||||
| 7 | Ebrahim Raisi | 7 March 2019 | 1 July 2021 | Combatant Clergy Association | ||||
| 8 | Gholam-Hosseini Mohseni-Eje'i | 1 July 2021 | Incumbent | Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | ||||