Ebrahim Raisi

Ebrahim Raisi
Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi
Assumed office
7 March 2016
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
Deputy Chief Justice of Iran
In office
24 August 2004  23 August 2014
Appointed by Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Preceded by Hossein-Ali Amiri
Succeeded by Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
Attorney-General of Tehran
In office
23 July 1990  22 July 1995
Appointed by Mohammad Yazdi
Preceded by Saeed Askari
Succeeded by Samad Khoramabadi
Member of the Assembly of Experts
Assumed office
15 December 2006
Constituency South Khorasan Province
Majority 325,077
Personal details
Born (1960-06-07) June 7, 1960
Mashhad, Iran
Relatives Ahmad Alamolhoda (father in law)
Alma mater Shahid Motahari University
Religion Islam
Website Official website

Ebrahim Rais-Sadat (Persian: ابراهیم رئیسی; born 7 June 1960[1]), commonly known as Ebrahim Raisi, is an Iranian cleric and the current Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi.[2] 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.

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