Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei appoints hardline cleric as judiciary head

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, a long-term judicial official and former intelligence minister, replaces Ebrahim Raisi, who is due to become president in early August.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a virtual speech, on the occasion of the Prophet Mohammad's birthday, in Tehran, Iran November 3, 2020.

(photo credit: OFFICIAL KHAMENEI WEBSITE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

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JULY 1, 2021 13:13

Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei appoints hardline cleric as judiciary head

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, a long-term judicial official and former intelligence minister, replaces Ebrahim Raisi, who is due to become president in early August.

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Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei appoints hardline cleric as judiciary head

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, a long-term judicial official and former intelligence minister, replaces Ebrahim Raisi, who is due to become president in early August.

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