Article 107 of the Constitution of Iran

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Article 107 of the Constitution of Iran is the provision that defines how the Supreme Leader is selected, supervised, and potentially dismissed, primarily assigning this authority to the Assembly of Experts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
adoptedIn 1979 Constitution of Iran NERFINISHED
amendedIn 1989 constitutional revision of Iran
appliesToOffice Supreme Leadership NERFINISHED
assignsAuthorityTo Assembly of Experts NERFINISHED
bindingOn Assembly of Experts NERFINISHED
state institutions of Iran
concerns Islamic leadership (Velayat-e Faqih) NERFINISHED
constitutionalCategory chapter on leadership and sovereignty
constitutionalRank article-level norm
country Iran
definesBody Assembly of Experts for Leadership NERFINISHED
definesRoleOf Assembly of Experts NERFINISHED
Supreme Leader of Iran NERFINISHED
determines collective nature of leadership selection
who has authority to recognize the Supreme Leader
empowers Assembly of Experts to dismiss the Supreme Leader
Assembly of Experts to select the Supreme Leader
Assembly of Experts to supervise the Supreme Leader
frameworkFor continuity of supreme leadership in Iran
governsOffice Rahbar (Leader) of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED
governsProcess appointment of the Supreme Leader
oversight of the Supreme Leader
removal of the Supreme Leader
selection of the Supreme Leader
influences political structure of the Islamic Republic of Iran
jurisdiction Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED
language Persian
legalEffect allocates competence over leadership to the Assembly of Experts
legalStatus in force
legalSystem Islamic legal system of Iran
partOf Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED
relatedTo Article 109 of the Constitution of Iran NERFINISHED
Article 110 of the Constitution of Iran
Article 5 of the Constitution of Iran
requires that the Supreme Leader be chosen by the Assembly of Experts
sameAs Article 107 of the Constitution of Iran
subjectMatter Supreme Leader of Iran NERFINISHED
dismissal of the Supreme Leader
leadership succession
selection of the Supreme Leader
supervision of the Supreme Leader
typeOfRule organizational rule for state leadership

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Assembly of Experts constitutionalArticle Article 107 of the Constitution of Iran