Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the foundational legal document that defines Iran’s political system as an Islamic republic, structures its branches of government, and embeds the doctrine of velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the Islamic jurist) at the core of state authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document
national constitution
adoptedOn 1979-12-02
amendedOn 1989-07-28
assignsFunctionTo Assembly of Experts
Guardian Council
assignsReviewPowerTo Guardian Council
authorizes referendums on important economic, political, social, and cultural issues
basedOn Quran and Sunnah as interpreted by Shia jurists
cameIntoForceOn 1979-12-03
centralDoctrine Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
surface form: velayat-e faqih
country Iran
declaresOfficialMadhhab Ja'fari school
surface form: Twelver Jaʿfari school
declaresOfficialReligion Islam
definesBranchOfGovernment executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
definesHeadOfGovernment President of Iran
definesHeadOfState Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran
surface form: Supreme Leader of Iran
definesNationalSymbols flag of Iran
definesRoleOf Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran
surface form: Supreme Leader of Iran
definesSystemAs Islamic theocracy with republican elements
establishesBody Assembly of Experts
Expediency Discernment Council
Guardian Council
Parliament of Iran
surface form: Islamic Consultative Assembly

judicial branch of Iran
surface form: Judiciary of Iran

Presidency of Iran
establishesOffice Supreme Leadership of Iran
surface form: Supreme Leader of Iran
grantsPowersTo Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran
surface form: Supreme Leader of Iran
guaranteesRight freedom of assembly within Islamic criteria
freedom of expression within Islamic criteria
participation in elections
ideologicalBasis Islam
language Persian language
surface form: Persian
locationOfPromulgation Tehran
nativeName Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran self-linksurface differs
surface form: قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
officialName Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran self-link
politicalSystemDefinedAs Islamic Republic
surface form: Islamic republic
preambleEmphasizes Iranian Revolution
surface form: Islamic Revolution of 1979

leadership of Ruhollah Khomeini
providesReservedParliamentarySeatsFor recognized religious minorities
ratificationDate 1979-12-02
ratifiedBy national referendum
recognizesMinority Christianity
surface form: Christians

Jews
Iranian Zoroastrians
surface form: Zoroastrians
religiousSchool Twelver Shia
surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
requiresConformityOfLawsTo Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran self-link
Islamic criteria

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Supreme Leader establishedBy Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
subject surface form: Supreme Leader of Iran
Government of Iran hasConstitution Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Government of Iran ideology Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
this entity surface form: Velayat-e Faqih
Presidency of Iran createdBy Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Parliament of Iran constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Rahbar constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran officialName Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran self-link
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran nativeName Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran requiresConformityOfLawsTo Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran self-link
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran legalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Guardian Council establishedBy Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Guardian Council constitutionalStandard Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Expediency Discernment Council legalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Assembly of Experts legalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Assembly of Experts establishedBy Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
this entity surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Constitution
state budget of Iran legalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Revolutionary Courts of Iran legalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
this entity surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Constitution
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist codifiedIn Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Supreme Leadership of Iran createdBy Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Speaker of the Parliament legalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
subject surface form: Speaker of the Parliament of Iran
Chief Justice of Iran constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Chief Justice of Iran definedIn Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
ریاست‌جمهوری ایران مرتبط با Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
this entity surface form: قانون اساسی ۱۳۵۸ ایران
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judicial branch of Iran constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Vice President of Iran legalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Supreme National Security Council establishedBy Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Supreme Court of Iran legalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps legalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran