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Sadeq Ardeshir Larijani (Persian: صادق اردشیر لاریجانی; born 12 March 1963), better known as Amoli Larijani (Persian: آملی لاریجانی), is an Iranian scholar, conservative politician, and current chairman of Expediency Discernment Council.
Former Head of the Judiciary (2009-2019). The Head of the Judiciary is required to consent to and sign off every qisas (retribution), hodoud (crimes against God) and ta'zirat (crimes against the state) punishment. This includes sentences carrying the death penalty, floggings and amputations.
Jun 26, 2024 · Sadeq Larijani was expelled from the Council of Guardians and lost elections in 2024 for the Assembly of Experts. All these developments benefited Khamenei’s second son, Mojtaba, a leading contender to replace Khamenei, especially after Raisi’s demise.
Jan 8, 2019 · Sadeq Larijani, the current head of the judiciary and a loyalist to Supreme Leader Khamenei, has been appointed to chair the Expediency Council, a powerful body that resolves disputes among government branches and may play a role in succession. The council is dominated by hardliners, but Larijani may tilt toward pragmatism on some issues.
Nov 22, 2016 · Sadeq Larijani is a conservative cleric and the head of the Iranian judicial system since 2009. He is a close associate of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and has overseen harsh punishments, human rights abuses and political repression against opponents.
Iran’s Guardian Council announced the resignation of its prominent member, Sadeq Larijani, a few months after he criticized the 12-member body for excluding the candidacy of his brother, Ali Larijani, from presidential elections later won by Ebrahim Raisi.
Sep 6, 2021 · The Islamic Republic of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei responded so quickly to Guardian Council member Sadeq Amoli Larijani's resignation on Saturday that many Iranian social media users came to believe that in fact Larijani was forced out.
