Ebrahim Raisi
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Ebrahim Raisi | |
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| Chairman of Astan Quds Razavi | |
| Assumed office 7 March 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Deputy | Morteza Bakhtiari |
| Preceded by | Abbas Vaez-Tabasi |
| Attorney-General of Iran | |
| In office 23 August 2014 – 6 March 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
| Preceded by | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Jafar Montazeri |
| Chairman of IRIB Supervisory Council | |
| In office 18 September 2012 – 6 March 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei[1] |
| Preceded by | Hossein Mozaffar |
| Succeeded by | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
| Deputy Chief Justice of Iran | |
| In office 2004 – 23 August 2014 | |
| Chief | Mahmoud Hashemi ShahroudiSadeq Larijani |
| Preceded by | Hossein-Ali Amiri |
| Succeeded by | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
| Chairman of General Inspection Office | |
| In office 1994–2004 | |
| Appointed by | Mohammad Yazdi |
| Preceded by | Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Niazi |
| Prosecutor of Tehran | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| Appointed by | Mohammad Yazdi |
| Preceded by | Saeed Askari |
| Succeeded by | Abdol-Samad Khoramabadi |
| Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Esmaeil Ferdosipour |
| Constituency | South Khorasan Province |
| Majority | 325,139 (80.0%)[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Seyyed Ebrahim Rais-Sadat June 7, 1960 Mashhad, Iran |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association[3] |
| Relatives | Ahmad Alamolhoda (father in law) |
| Alma mater | Shahid Motahari University[3]Haghani School[3]Qom Seminary[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Seyyed Ebrahim Rais-Sadat (Template:Lang-fa; born 7 June 1960[4]), commonly known as Ebrahim Raisi (Template:Lang-fa), is an Iranian cleric and the current custodian and chairman of Astan Quds Razavi.[5] He was previously served positions in Iran's Judicial system, such as Attorney General from 2014 to 2016, and Deputy Chief Justice from 2004 to 2014 for ten years. He was also Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General of Tehran in 1980's and 1990's. He is also a member of Assembly of Experts from South Khorasan Province, being elected for the first time in 2006 election. He is son-in-law of Mashhad Friday prayer Imam and Grand Imam of Imam Reza shrine, Ahmad Alamolhoda.
On 6 April 2017, Raisi officially announced he will be nominate for the upcoming presidential election.
Early life
Ebrahim Raisi born on 7 June 1960 in district of Noghan in the city of Mashhad. He lost his father when he was 5.[6] He entered Qom Seminary at the age of 15. He continued his theological studies to four jurisprudence at Haqqani school. He is also graduate of from Shahid Motahari University.
Judicial careers
First years
While only 20 years old in 1981, after a few months as a prosecutor in Karaj, he was named as attorney-general of Karaj. After a while serving in Karaj, he was also appointed as attorney-general of Hamedan and served both position together. He was simultaneously active in two cities with more than 300 km away from each other.[7]
Tehran deputy prosecutor
He was appointed as Deputy prosecutor of Tehran in 1985 and moved to the capital.[8] After three years and in early 1988, he was placed in the attention of Ruhollah Khomeini and received special provisions (independent from judiciary) from him to address legal issues in some provinces like Lorestan, Semnan and Kermanshah.
1988 executions
Hussein-Ali Montazeri named Raisi as one of the four persons involved in the 1988 executions. Other persons were Morteza Eshraghi (Evin head), Hossein-Ali Nayeri (Tehran Attorney-General) and Mostafa Pourmohammadi (MOI representative). Names of first two persons are mentioned in Khomeini's order. Pourmohammadi has denied his rule but Raisi has not commented publicly on the matter yet.[9]
Senior judicial positions
After Khomeini's death and election of Ali Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader, Raisi was appointed as Tehran prosecutor by newly appoint Chief-Justice Mohammad Yazdi. He held the office for five years from 1989 to 1994. In 1994, he was appointed as head of General Inspection Office.
From 2004 until 2014, Raisi was served as first deputy chief justice of Iran, being appointed by then Chief Justice Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi. He kept his position in Sadeq Larijani's first term as Chief-Justice. He was later appointed as Attorney-General of Iran in 2014, a position that he served until 2016 when he resigned to take as Chairman of Astan Quds Razavi.[10] He has also served as Special Clerical Court prosecutor.
Astan Quds Chairmanship
He became Chairman of Astan Quds Razavi on 7 March 2016 after the death of his predecessor Abbas Vaez-Tabasi.[11][12] He is the second person to serve this office from 1979.
2017 presidential election
Raisi was named as one of the Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces (JAMNA)'s presidential candidate in February 2017. His candidacy was also supported by Front of Islamic Revolution Stability.[citation needed] He officially announced his nomination on 6 April.
See also
References
- ^ "رئیسی، رئیس شورای نظارت بر صداو سیما شد" (in Persian). High Council for Human Rights. 18 September 2012.
- ^ "اعلام آرای مجلس خبرگان رهبری در خراسان جنوبی" (in Persian). Alef. 27 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d "زندگینامه حجت‌الاسلام و المسلمین سیدابراهیم رئیسی" (in Persian). Official Website of Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi.
- ^ مرد 54 ساله ای که دادستان کل کشور شد، کیست؟/ ابراهیم رئیسی را بیشتر بشناسید
- ^ Ra'eesi became chairman of AQR
- ^ "زندگینامه حجت‌الاسلام و المسلمین سیدابراهیم رئیسی".
- ^ "«ابراهیم رئیسی به تولیت آستان قدس رضوی منصوب شد»". 8 March 2016.
- ^ "ابراهیم رئیسی کیست؟". 3 March 2017.
- ^ "«ابراهیم رئیسی؛ از قضاوت تا تولیت»". 7 March 2017.
- ^ "«محسنی اژه‌ای معاون اول قوه قضائیه و رئیسی دادستان کل کشور شدند»". 2014.
- ^ [farsi.khamenei.ir/message-content?id=32521 "«انتصاب حجت‌الاسلام رئیسی به تولیت آستان قدس رضوی»"]. 7 March 2017.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "«انتصاب ابراهیم رئیسی به تولیت آستان قدس رضوی»". 7 March 2017.