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Majid Ansari | |
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مجید انصاری | |
Ansari in 2021 | |
| Vice President of Iran for Legal Affairs | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2024 | |
| President | Masoud Pezeshkian |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Dehghan |
| In office 12 July 2016 – 9 August 2017 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Elham Aminzadeh |
| Succeeded by | Laya Joneydi |
| Vice President of Iran for Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 1 September 2013 – 12 July 2016 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Lotfollah Forouzandeh |
| Succeeded by | Hossein Ali Amiri |
| In office 12 October 2004 – 29 August 2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Ali Abtahi |
| Succeeded by | Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi(Parliamentary and Legal Affairs) |
| Member ofExpediency Discernment Council | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Chairman | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani |
| Member of Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 1980–2004 | |
| Constituency | Kerman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1954-03-30)30 March 1954 (age 71) |
| Political party | Association of Combatant Clerics |
Majid Ansari (Persian:مجید انصاری; born 30 March 1954) is an Iranian politician and cleric. He is currently member of theExpediency Discernment Council and Vice President for Legal Affairs since 2024 for second term.He was formerly Vice President for Legal Affairs from 2016 to 2017.
Previously held vice presidency in parliamentary affairs from 2004 to 2005, appointed by PresidentMohammad Khatami and the second term from 2013 to 2016 under PresidentHassan Rouhani. On 2 August 2017, Ansari announced that he will not be part ofsecond Rouhani government. Ansari is also a former representative to theAssembly of Experts. Politically, he is a member of the Central Council ofAssociation of Combatant Clerics.
Previously, he has been a representative ofTehran in theParliament of Iran until 2004. Ansari has openly supportedSadegh Khalkhali, the hanging judge and his serial executions.[1]
| Assembly seats | ||
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| Preceded by | Parliamentary leader ofreformists Head ofHezbollah Assembly 1997–2000 | Succeeded byas Head of2nd of Khordad fraction |
| Party political offices | ||
| New title | Head ofAssociation of Combatant Clerics's parliamentary group 2000–2004 1992–1996 | Vacant |
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