The prosecutor-general of Iran (or attorney-general), in the
judicial system of Iran, is a "just ''
mujtahid''" appointed by the
head of the judiciary in consultation with the judges of the Supreme Court to serve for a period of five years.
The head of the prosecutor-general's office, he supervises prosecutor's offices in the country. As head of the public prosecution for the state, he has executive responsibility for law enforcement, prosecutions, setting priorities in the hearings of cases.
List of recent prosecutors-general
See also
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Judicial system of Iran
References
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Judiciary of Iran
Iranian prosecutors
Shia clerics
Law of Iran