Sayyid Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili (Persian: سید عبدالکریم موسوی اردبیلی, 28 January 1926 – 23 November 2016) was an Iranian reformist politician and Twelver shi'a marja.

Ardebili was a supporter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and was a friend of his.

He made speeches in support of Khomeini in the 1970s.

[1] Khomeini appointed him as chief of justice in 1981 after the impeachment of President Abulhassan Banisadr.

As chief justice, he served as a member of the temporary council of the Presidency, along with the Prime Minister and Speaker, carrying out the duties of the president for up to two months.