Prosecutor-General of Iran

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Prosecutor-General of Iran
Emblem of Iran
Incumbent Mohammad Movahedi-Azad since August 6, 2023
Style	Prosecutor General (Attorney-General)
Appointer	Chief Justice of Iran
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Fathollah Banisadr
Formation	1979

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.^[1]

As the head of the prosecutor-general's office, they supervise prosecutor's offices in the country. At the same time, they have executive responsibility for law enforcement, prosecutions, setting priorities in the hearings of cases in their role as the head of the public prosecution for the state.