Supreme Leader of Iran
The supreme leader of Iran,[a] also called the supreme leadership authority,[b] is the head of state and the highest political and religious authority of Iran above the president. The armed forces, judiciary, state radio and television, and other key government organizations such as the Guardian Council and Expediency Discernment Council are subject to the supreme leader.[2][3] as supreme leader, Khamenei has issued decrees and made the final decisions on the economy, the environment, foreign policy, education, national planning, and other aspects of governance in Iran.
| Supreme Leadership Authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran
رهبر معظم انقلاب اسلامی ایران (Persian) | |
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| Office of the Supreme Leader | |
| Style | His Eminence |
| Type | Head of state Commander-in-chief Provisional[source?] head of the three branches of the state (the Judiciary, the Legislature, and the Executive) |
| Residence | Jamaran Hussainiya (former) House of Leadership (present) |
| Seat | Tehran |
| Appointer | Assembly of Experts |
| Term length | Life tenure[1] |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Iran |
| Precursor | Shah of Iran |
| Formation | 5 February 1979 as Revolutionary Leader 3 December 1979 as Supreme Leader |
| First holder | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| Unofficial names | Revolutionary Leader from 5 February 1979 until 3 December 1979 |
| Deputy | Office was not established until 15 July 1985 Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri (15 July 1985 – 25 April 1989) Office abolished since 25 April 1989 |
| Website | www.leader.ir |
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The office was established by the Constitution of Iran in 1979 by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's concept of the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist,[4] and is a lifetime appointment.[5]
In its history, the Islamic Republic of Iran has had only two supreme leaders: Khomeini, who held the position from 1979 until his death in 1989 and Ali Khamenei, who has held the position for more than 30 years since Khomeini's death.
Supreme Leader Of Iran Media
Khamenei holding gun at prayer
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with Hajj authorities, 2018
- Ali Khamenei voting in the 2017 Presidential election20.jpg
Ali Khamenei voting in the 2017 Presidential election
- Swedish PM Stefan Löfven meeting Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei 04.jpg
Ali Khamenei with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, 2017
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Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei meeting with chairman of the Hamas Shura Council Ismail Haniyeh and leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Ziyad al-Nakhalah, July 2024.
Portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini
Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini signature
- Imam Khamenei meeting students on the eve of November 4 2025 23.jpg
On the eve of November 4, Student Day and the National Day to Combat Arrogance, a group of students from all over the country met with Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, at Imam Khomeini's Hosseiniyeh.
References
- ↑ Iran's possible next Supreme Leader being examined: Rafsanjani. 13 December 2015. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-election-leader-idUSKBN0TW0OV20151213. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Who's in Charge?" by Ervand Abrahamian London Review of Books, 6 November 2008
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Article 5, Iranian Constitution
- ↑ Iran's possible next Supreme Leader being examined: Rafsanjani. 13 December 2015. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-election-leader-idUSKBN0TW0OV20151213. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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