Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has reappointed Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei as the country’s chief justice for another five-year term. The decision was announced in a written message during the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, where administrative continuity was emphasized amid the national mourning period.

The 69-year-old cleric’s reappointment marks Mojtaba Khamenei’s first major administrative decision since assuming leadership in March following his father’s death. The announcement coincided with preparations in Tehran for the funeral procession of the late leader and four members of his family, which drew thousands of mourners along the designated route.

Senior Iranian officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Ahmad Vahidi, attended the funeral procession alongside Mohseni-Ejei, underscoring the event’s political and symbolic significance.