The next supreme leader in Iran?
When a man gets two important promotions quickly, he becomes an immediate suspect for more promotionsHardline Iranian cleric Raisi gets second powerful job in a week
Hardline Iranian cleric Ebrahim Raisi was elected on Tuesday as deputy chief of the Assembly of Experts, an influential clerical body which chooses the Supreme Leader, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
Raisi
He got the job less than a week after he was appointed head of the judiciary - making the protégé of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a key player in Iran’s politics.
A potential contender to succeed Khamenei, Raisi is a former presidential candidate seen as having close links to the elite Revolutionary Guards. He helped oversee the execution of political prisoners in 1988 when he was deputy prosecutor in Tehran…
As deputy chief of the 88-member Assembly of Experts, he is likely to play a prominent role in selecting the next supreme leader.
Raisi’s position as the head of the judiciary, who is appointed by the supreme leader, is also a powerful position in a country that has long used its legal system to crack down on political dissent.
Iran says its judiciary is independent, and its judgements and rulings are not influenced by political interests.
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