Ahmad Jannati

Ahmad Jannati
احمد جنتی
Jannati in 2015
5th Chairman of the Assembly of Experts
In office
24 May 2016 – 21 May 2024
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Preceded byMohammad Yazdi
Succeeded byMohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani
Secretary of the Guardian Council
Assumed office
17 July 1992
Appointed byAli Khamenei
Preceded byMohammad Mohammadi Gilani
Succeeded by
Other offices held
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
In office
17 March 1997 – 20 September 2022
Appointed byAli Khamenei
ChairmanAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Ali Movahedi-Kermani (acting)
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Sadeq Larijani
Tehran's Temporary Friday Prayer Imam
In office
3 April 1992 – 11 March 2018
ImamAli Khamenei
Member of the Assembly of Experts
In office
23 February 1999 – 20 May 2024
ConstituencyTehran Province
Majority1,321,130 (29.35%)
In office
15 August 1983 – 22 February 1999
ConstituencyKhuzestan Province
Member of the Guardian Council
Assumed office
20 February 1980
Appointed by
Personal details
Born (1927-02-23) 23 February 1927
PartyCombatant Clergy Association
Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom
Spouses
  • Sediqeh Mazaheri
    (m. 1947; died 2015)
  • Second spouse
    (m. 2017; died 2023)
Children4, including Ali
Profession
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Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati (born 23 February 1927) is an Iranian politician and cleric who has served as the secretary of the Guardian Council since 1992. He previously served as the fifth chairman of the Assembly of Experts from 2016 to 2024. A Principlist, Jannati has strong conservative views, such as his anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and opposition to secularism.