Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Incumbent Karim Ahmad Khan since 16 June 2021
Office of the Prosecutor
Appointer	Assembly of States Parties
Term length	9 years
Constituting instrument	Rome Statute
Inaugural holder	Luis Moreno Ocampo
Formation	21 April 2003 (2003-04-21)[1]
Deputy	Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Website	icc-cpi.int/about/otp

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is the officer of the International Criminal Court whose duties include the investigation and prosecution of the crimes under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes as well as the crime of aggression.

The current prosecutor is Karim Khan, who was elected on 12 February 2021 and took office on 16 June 2021. His predecessor was Fatou Bensouda, who served from 15 June 2012 until 15 June 2021.