Supreme Leader of Iran
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The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest-ranking political and religious authority in the country, wielding ultimate control over all branches of government, the military, and key state institutions.
Observed surface forms (3)
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state role
ⓘ
political office ⓘ religious leadership position ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Leader of the Islamic Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rahbar NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Leadership ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Assembly of Experts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appoints |
Chief Justice of Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ commanders of the regular armed forces ⓘ head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting ⓘ head of the judiciary ⓘ members of the Expediency Discernment Council ⓘ members of the Guardian Council (clerical members) ⓘ representatives to the Supreme National Security Council ⓘ |
| canDeclare |
general mobilization
ⓘ
peace ⓘ war ⓘ |
| canDismiss | President of Iran (under certain conditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairs |
Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (de facto authority)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme National Security Council (de facto authority) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Article 107 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
ⓘ
Article 110 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 5 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| currentHolder | Ali Khamenei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Twelver Shia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | Iranian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Ruhollah Khomeini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic Republic of Iran Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ executive branch of Iran ⓘ head of state media appointments ⓘ judicial branch of Iran ⓘ judiciary appointments ⓘ legislative branch of Iran ⓘ military command appointments ⓘ state broadcasting (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
final say on foreign policy
ⓘ
final say on major domestic policy ⓘ final say on nuclear policy ⓘ veto over major state decisions ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Guardian Jurist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamism
ⓘ
Velayat-e faqih NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderSince | Ali Khamenei, 1989 ⓘ |
| oversees | general policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| precededBy | Shah of Iran (as ultimate authority) ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Islamic Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
clerical rule in Iran ⓘ theocracy ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Beit-e Rahbari, Tehran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hoseinieh-ye Imam Khomeini, Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | unity of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| termLength | life tenure ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army