| Gholam-Hossein Eje'i | |
|---|---|
| Attorney-General of Iran | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 24 August 2009 |
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| Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
| Preceded by | Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi |
| 6th Minister of Intelligence | |
| In office 2 August 2005 – 23 July 2009 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Ali Younesi |
| Succeeded by | Heydar Moslehi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 29, 1956 Ejiyeh, Isfahan, Iran |
| Alma mater | Iran University of Science (B.A. in Western Philosophy) Tehran University (M.A. in education) |
| Religion | Twelver Shia Islam |
Hojjatol-Islam Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i (born circa 1956, Ejiyeh, Isfahan[1]) was the head of the Ministry of Intelligence in Iran from 2005 to July 2009, when he was abruptly dismissed. On August 24, 2009 he was appointed prosecutor general of the country by new judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani.[2] He has also held a number of governmental posts since 1984. He is current Attorney-General of Iran.
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Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejehei was born in Ejiyeh, a central province of Isfahan, Iran in 1956.[1] He was a student of Haghani School and received a Masters in International Law after studying abroad for several years.
He has followed a government career in Iran, including the following roles:
He has been the Prosecutor General of the Special Clerical Court since 1996 and he was also head of the Judicial Complex for Government Employees as well as his ministerial responsibilities.
He is considered to be a conservative hardliner affiliated with hardline cleric Mohammad Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi[3]
On July 15, 2009, Mohseni-Ejehei told reporters that his Ministry might publicize confessions made by people held for weeks without access to lawyers. He said "The confessions obtained from those arrested could be made public, should the Judiciary decide to air their remarks." Human rights activists raised concerns that "these so-called confessions are obtained under duress."[4]
He ceased to be Minister following his dismissal on 26 July 2009, just 4 days short of 4 year term, for which no reason was published,[5] but is thought to be connected to his opposition to the appointment of Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei as First Vice President. He was appointed to that position by the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
Later on Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad praised Mr. Mohsen-Eje'i as a good human being but said his removal was necessary as the ministry needed huge changes to cope with situation. He further said if ministry had done its job properly, there would not have been post-election bloody riots in which some people died, but he stopped short of criticizing Mohseni-Eje'i as responsible for them.[6]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ali Younessi |
Minister of Intelligence 2005-2009 |
Succeeded by Heydar Moslehi |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi |
Attorney-General of Iran 2009-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Directors of Ministry of Intelligence of Iran |
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(1957–1979) Bakhtiar | Pakravan | Nassiri | Moghadam |