Supreme Leader
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The Supreme Leader is Iran’s highest-ranking political and religious authority, wielding ultimate control over the armed forces, judiciary, and key state institutions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Leader of Iran | 0 |
| Supreme Leadership | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political office
ⓘ
religious leadership position ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rahbar
ⓘ
Supreme Leader ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Leadership
|
| appoints |
Friday prayer leaders in major cities
ⓘ
chief of the Joint Staff ⓘ commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force ⓘ commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force ⓘ commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy ⓘ commander of the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army ⓘ commanders of the armed forces of Iran ⓘ head of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ head of judiciary of Iran ⓘ head of state broadcasting (IRIB) ⓘ head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces ⓘ members of the Expediency Discernment Council ⓘ members of the Guardian Council ⓘ representatives to key state institutions ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article 110 of the Constitution of Iran ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| currentHolder |
Rahbar
ⓘ
surface form:
Ali Khamenei
|
| electedBy | Assembly of Experts ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement |
must be a qualified Islamic jurist (faqih)
ⓘ
must possess administrative and leadership capabilities ⓘ must possess political and social insight ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Ruhollah Khomeini ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
declare peace
ⓘ
declare war ⓘ determine general policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ dismiss the president of Iran under certain conditions ⓘ mobilize the armed forces ⓘ resolve conflicts between branches of government ⓘ |
| hasPowerOver |
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Government of Iran ⓘ
surface form:
judiciary of Iran
key state institutions in Iran ⓘ regular Iranian military ⓘ state broadcasting in Iran ⓘ |
| ideology | Islamic theocracy ⓘ |
| inception | 1979 ⓘ |
| isCommanderInChiefOf | Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| oversees |
Expediency Discernment Council
ⓘ
Guardian Council ⓘ functioning of the three branches of government ⓘ proper implementation of general policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| positionInGovernment |
highest-ranking political authority in Iran
ⓘ
highest-ranking religious authority in Iran ⓘ |
| religiousSchool |
Twelver Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelver Shia Islam
|
| residence | Hoseinieh-ye Imam Khomeini, Tehran ⓘ |
| termLength | life tenure unless removed by Assembly of Experts ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Supreme Leader of Iran
this entity surface form:
Supreme Leadership