Tehran: The supreme leader of Iran has appointed a new judicial head to replace the man recently chosen as the new president of the country who previously held the position, the state media reported on Thursday.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final word on all state problems, appoints Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi for the work, urging him to promote justice and fight corruption.
Former Chief Justice of the Ebrahim Relisi won the previous presidential election in June.
Ejehi, a 64-year-old violent scholar, was the deputy head of the Justice before and previously worked as the Attorney General.
Previously, he was the Minister of Intelligence.
Khamenei has strength under Iran’s law to appoint the principal and also many other ranking officials, including military commanders.