| Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdii | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Iran | |
| In office 30 June 1989 – 30 June 1999 |
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| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Shahroudi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1932 Yazd, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association |
| Religion | Twelver Shi'a Islam |
Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdii (In Persian: محمد یزدی) is an Iranian cleric who served as the head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999, following Ayatollah Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili and succeeded by Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi.
Ayatollah Yazdi is now a member of the Guardian Council. He has served as the interim Friday prayer leader of Tehran. During the Iranian elections in December 2006 Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi was a candidate for the list of Jame Modarresin and Jame Rohaniyat (the conservative list, rival to Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi[1]).
In 2009, Abbas Palizdar, a member of the Iranian Parliament's Judicial Inquiry and Review Committee, accused Mohammad Yazdi of corruption and money laundering.[2][3][4]
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili |
Head of judiciary of Islamic Republic of Iran 1989-1999 |
Succeeded by Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi |