Mohammad-Javad Larijani

Mohammad-Javad Larijani
Larijani in 2023
International Deputy for Chief Justice
Secretary of High Council for Human Rights
In office
27 July 2004 – 29 December 2019
Appointed byMahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAli Bagheri
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 1992 – 28 May 2000
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Personal details
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq
Relatives
Alma materUC Berkeley
Sharif University of Technology

Mohammad-Javad Ardeshir Larijani (Persian: محمدجواد لاریجانی; born 1951 (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.

  1. ^ "Is Iran judiciary open to negotiating on human rights?". Al-Monitor. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.