Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani

Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani (Persian: محمد محمدی گیلانی) (31 August 1929[1] – 9 July 2014) was a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

He was the chief justice of the supreme court of Iran,[2] a position different from the head of the judiciary.

[3] Gilani was one of the judges that handed out death sentences to protestors during the 1981–1982 Iran Massacres.

In a press conference, Gilani justified the trials and executions of the young girls.

"[4][5] Gilani is also known for having signed the death warrants of Baháʼí Faith leaders in the years following the 1979 Islamic Revolution.