Majid Ansari

Majid Ansari
Vice President of Iran for Legal Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 July 2016
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Elham Aminzadeh
Vice President of Iran for Parliamentary Affairs
In office 1 September 2013 – 12 July 2016
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Lotfollah Forouzandeh
Succeeded by	Hossein Ali Amiri
In office October 13, 2004 – August 3, 2005
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Mohammad-Ali Abtahi
Succeeded by	Ahmad Mousavi (Parliamentary and Legal Affairs)
Member of Parliament of Iran
In office 1980–2004
Constituency	Kerman
Personal details
Born	1950 (age 65–66) Kerman, Iran
Political party	Association of Combatant Clerics
Religion	Shia Islam

Majid Ansari (Persian: مجید انصاری‎‎; born in 1950 in Zarand, Kerman Province), is an Iranian politician and cleric. He is currently Vice President for Legal Affairs since July 12, 2016. Previously held vice presidency in parliamentary affairs from October 12, 2004 to August 29, 2005, appointed by President Mohammad Khatami and the second term from September 1, 2013 until July 12, 2016 under President Hassan Rouhani.

Ansari is also a representative to the Assembly of Experts and a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. Politically, he is a member of the Central Council of Association of Combatant Clerics.

Previously, he has been a representative of Tehran in the Parliament of Iran until 2004. Ansari has openly supported Sadegh Khalkhali, the hanging judge and his serial executions.^[1]

References

Cabinet of President Hassan Rouhani (since 2013)
Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs Javad Zarif (2013–present) Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati (2013–present) Minister of Communications and IT Mahmoud Vaezi (2013–present) Minister of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei (2013–present) Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati (2013–2016) Abbas Salehi* (2016) Reza Salehi Amiri (2016–present) Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Hossein Dehghan (2013–present) Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Tayebnia (2013–present) Minister of Education Ali-Asghar Fani (2013–2016) Mohammad Bathaei* (2016) Fakhruddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani (2016–present) Minister of Energy Hamid Chitchian (2013–present) Minister of Health and Medical Education Hassan Hashemi (2013–present) Minister of Industries, Mones and Business Mohammadreza Nematzadeh (2013–present) Minister of Intelligence Mahmoud Alavi (2013–present) Minister of Interior Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli (2013–present) Minister of Justice Mostafa Pourmohammadi (2013–present) Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zanganeh (2013–present) Minister of Transportation and Housing Abbas Ahmad Akhondi (2013–present) Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Reza Salehi Amiri* (2013) Mohammad Shariatmadari* (2013) Mahmoud Goudarzi (2013–2016) Nasrollah Sajjadi* (2016) Masoud Soltanifar (2016–present) Minister of Science, Research and Technology Jafar Towfighi* (2013) Reza Farajidana (2013–2014) Mohammad-Ali Najafi* (2014) Mohammad Farhadi (2014–present)
Cabinet-level First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri (2013–present) Chief of Staff Mohammad Nahavandian (2013–present) Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi (2013–present) Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization Mohammad-Ali Najafi (2013–2014) Masoud Soltanifar (2014–2016) Zahra Ahmadipour (2016–present) Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization Masoumeh Ebtekar (2013–present) Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Mohammad-Ali Shahidi (2013–present) Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation Sorena Sattari (2013–present) Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Majid Ansari (2013–2016) Hossein Ali Amiri (2016–present) Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi (2013–present) Vice President for Legal Affairs Elham Aminzadeh (2013–2016) Majid Ansari (2016–present) Vice President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs Mohammad Bagher Nobakht (2013–present) Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohammad Shariatmadari (2013–present) Vice President and Head of Administrative and Employment Affairs Organization Jamshid Ansari (2016–present)
* Acting See also: Confirmations of Hassan Rouhani's Cabinet

Cabinet of President Mohammad Khatami (1997–2005)
Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamal Kharrazi (1997–2005) Minister of Agriculture** Isa Kalantari (1997–2000) Minister of Jihad of Construction** Mohammad Saeedikia (1997–2000) Ministry of Jihad of Agriculture** Mahmoud Hojjati (2000–2005) Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone Mohammad Reza Aref (1997–2000) Nasrollah Jahangard* (2000) Abdollah Mirtaheri* (2000) Ahmad Motamedi (2000–2005) Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Hossein Kamali (1997–2001) Safdar Hosseini (2001–2004) Nasser Khaleghi (2004–2005) Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Attaollah Mohajerani (1997–2000) Ahmad Masjed-Jamei (2000–2005) Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Ali Shamkhani (1997–2005) Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Hossein Namazi (1997–2001) Tahmasb Mazaheri (2001–2004) Safdar Hosseini (2004–2005) Minister of Education Hossein Mozaffar (1997–2001) Morteza Haji (2001–2005) Minister of Energy Habibolah Bitaraf (1997–2005) Minister of Health and Medical Education Mohammad Farhadi (1997–2001) Masoud Pezeshkian (2001–2005) Minister of Mines and Metals*** Eshaq Jahangiri (1997–2000) Minister of Industries*** Gholamreza Shafeei (1997–2000) Minister of Industries and Mines*** Eshaq Jahangiri (2000–2005) Minister of Intelligence Ghorbanali Dorri Najafabadi (1997–1998) Ali Younesi (1998–2005) Minister of Interior Abdollah Nouri (1997–1998) Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari (1998–2005) Minister of Justice Mohammad Ismaeil Shooshtari (1997–2005) Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zanganeh (1997–2005) Minister of Roads and Transportation Mahmoud Hojatti (1997–2001) Rahman Dadman (2001) Ahmad Khorram (2001–2004) Mohammad Rahmati (2004–2005) Commerce Mohammad Shariatmadar (1997–2005) Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mostafa Moeen (1997–2003) Jafar Towfighi (2003–2005) Minister of Welfare and Social Security**** Mohammad Hossein Sharifzadegan (2004–2005) Ministry of Cooperatives Morteza Haji (1997–2001) Ali Soufi (2001–2005) Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Ali Abdolalizadeh (1997–2005)
Cabinet-level First Vice President Hassan Habibi (1997–2001) Mohammad Reza Aref (2001–2005) Chief of Staff Mohammad-Ali Abtahi (1997–2001) Ali Khatami (2001–2005) Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization Gholam Reza Aghazadeh (1997–2005) Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi (1997–2003) Hossein Marashi (2003–2005) Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization Masoumeh Ebtekar (1997–2005) Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Hossein Dehghan (2002–2005) Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization of Iran Mohammad-Ali Najafi (1997–2000) Mohammad Reza Aref (2000–2001) Mohammad Sattarifar (2001–2004) Hamidreza Baradaran-Shoraka (2004–2005) Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization Mostafa Hashemitaba (1997–2001) Mohsen Mehralizadeh (2001–2005) Vice President for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Mohammad-Ali Abtahi (2001–2004) Majid Ansari (2004–2005)
* Acting **Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Jihad of Construction merged, forming Ministry of Jihad of Agriculture ***Ministry of Industries and Ministry of Mines and Metals merged, forming Ministry of Industries and Mines ****established in 2004

Presidents of the Prisons Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Majid Ansari (1986–1988) Esmail Shooshtari (1988–1989) Asadollah Lajevardi (1989–1997) Morteza Bakhtiari (1997–2004) Ali Akbar Yasaqi (2004–2012) Gholam Hossein Esmaeili (2012–present)