Ahmad Jannati
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| 5th Chairman of the Assembly of Experts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 24 May 2016 – 21 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mohammad Yazdi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secretary of the Guardian Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 17 July 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the Guardian Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 20 February 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 February 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Combatant Clergy Association Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 4, including Ali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.