Sadeq Larijani is the former and fifth Chief Justice of the judicial system of Iran after the 1979 revolution.
17 Facts About Sadeq Larijani
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Sadeq Larijani was born in 1339 Solar in Najaf, to Iranian parents.
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Sadeq Larijani's father, the Ayatollah Mirza Hashem Amoli, was an eminent Mujtahid of his time who worked in Najaf after being exiled by Mohammad Reza Shah.
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Sadeq Larijani began primary school in 1345 Solar and finished high school in 1356 Solar.
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Sadeq Larijani finished his seminary studies in 1368 Solar and then began to teach in both seminary and university.
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Sadeq Larijani became a member of scientific staffs of Qom University and taught many courses in theology and comparative philosophy.
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Sadeq Larijani served as one of the 12 members of the Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran for eight years.
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Sadeq Larijani was neither an experienced jurist nor a highly ranked cleric and carried the title of Hojjat-ol Eslam up to a few months before his appointment to the post.
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Shortly after his appointment, Sadeq Larijani appointed Saeed Mortazavi to the post of the deputy prosecutor general of Iran.
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Sadegh Sadeq Larijani stated that the government does not derive legitimacy from the nation's votes.
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Sadeq Larijani is a well-known critic of ex-president Mohammad Khatami and his reforms.
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Sadeq Larijani condemned protesters and those who expressed doubts in the 2009 presidential election results, calling the protests "illegal" and any doubts "baseless".
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On 23 May 2012, Sadeq Larijani was put on the sanction list of the European Union, which was published in the Official Journal of the Union.
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Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani wrote works in a variety of different fields such as Islamic jurisprudence, principles of Islamic jurisprudence, analytic philosophy, philosophy of language, and moral philosophy.
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Sadeq Larijani translated some works into Persian, notably Geoffrey Warnock's Contemporary Moral Philosophy.
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Sadeq Larijani translated a philosophy of science article by Karl Popper.
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Sadeq Larijani is son-in-law of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Vahid Khorasani, who was one of his teachers in Qom.