Mohammad-Javad Larijani | |
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International Deputy for Chief Justice Secretary of High Council for Human Rights | |
In office 27 July 2004 – 29 December 2019 | |
Appointed by | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Ali Bagheri |
Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
In office 28 May 1992 – 28 May 2000 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq |
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Alma mater | UC Berkeley Sharif University of Technology |
Mohammad-Javad Ardeshir Larijani (Persian: محمدجواد لاریجانی; born 1951 ) is an Iranian conservative politician and former diplomat. He is currently a top adviser to the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in foreign affairs and secretary of High Council for Human rights, Judiciary of Islamic Republic of Iran.[1]
He has been a key planner of Iran's foreign policy, and led the ceasefire negotiations after Iran–Iraq War.