Mohammad-Javad Larijani

Mohammad-Javad Ardeshir Larijani (Persian: محمدجواد لاریجانی; born 1951 (1951)) is an Iranian conservative politician and former diplomat. He is currently a top adviser to the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in foreign affairs and secretary of High Council for Human rights, Judiciary of Islamic Republic of Iran.

Mohammad-Javad Larijani
International Deputy for Chief Justice
Secretary of High Council for Human Rights
In office
27 July 2004  29 December 2019
Appointed byMahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAli Bagheri
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 1992  28 May 2000
ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Personal details
Born1951 (age 7273)
Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq
Relatives
Alma materUC Berkeley
Sharif University of Technology

He has been a key planner of Iran's foreign policy, and led the ceasefire negotiations after Iran–Iraq War.

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