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The supreme leader of Iran, [note 1] also referred to as Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, [2] [note 2] but officially called the Supreme Leadership Authority, [note 3] is the head of state and the highest political and religious authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran (above the president).
All of Iran's ambassadors to Arab countries, for example, are chosen by the Quds Corps, which reports directly to the supreme leader. [25] The current supreme leader Ali Khamenei, ruling Iran for more than three decades, has issued decrees and made final decisions on economy, education, environment, foreign policy, national planning, and almost ...
This is a list of the presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran since the establishment of that office in 1980. The president of Iran is the highest popularly elected official in the country. The current president, Masoud Pezeshkian has been in office since 28 July 2024 after winning the 2024 Iranian presidential election.
Ali Hosseini Khamenei [4] [a] (born 19 April 1939) [11] [12] is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. [13] [14] [15] He previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989.
Leader of the Revolution: 37 Ruhollah Khomeini: 1900-1989 5 February 1979: 3 December 1979 Independent . Supreme Leader of Iran (37) Ruhollah Khomeini: 1900-1989 3 December 1979: 3 June 1989: Independent . 38 Ali Khamenei: 1939–present 4 June 1989: Incumbent Independent [b].
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, officially called the Supreme Leadership Authority in Iran, is a post established by Article 5 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran in accordance with the concept of the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist. [20] This post is a life tenure post ...
Iran holds a parliamentary election on Friday seen as a test of the clerical establishment's popularity at a time of growing dissent over an array of political, social and economic crises. The ...
Masoud Pezeshkian (Persian: مسعود پزشکیان, pronounced [mæsʔˈuːd-e pezeʃkiːˈjɒːn]; born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and cardiac surgeon who became the ninth president of Iran on 28 July 2024.