Mohammad Yazdi (Persian: محمد یزدی; 2 July 1931[2] – 9 December 2020)[3] was an Iranian conservative and principlist cleric who served as the head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999.

[10] Many western media outlets pointed to Yazdi's exit from the Assembly when providing and emphasizing the gains that reformists made in the 2016 elections.

[11][12][13][14][15] In a speech congratulating those elected to the Fifth Assembly of Experts, Yazdi advocated for peaceful, moderate relations with other countries, but went on to warn about dealing with enemies and characterized America as "The Great Satan".

[16] Two days later, Fars News Agency reported the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei lamented the Assembly's loss of Yazdi as Chairman and warned of the risk that the West could influence or infiltrate Iran.

"[21] Ayatollah Yazdi authored several books in English and Persian such as,[22] Your missing,[5] Answers of Mardooq's accusations[5] and Imamah in Shia Islam.