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In 1981, after the assassination of Mohammad Ali Rajai, Ayatollah Khamenei was elected President of I ...
The Concept of Velāyat-e faqih has its theoratical foundations in the Islamic theology(Shia Theology).Accordingly the one who is most capable of leading the people becomes the Vali(Guardian) , there are several requirements for a person to become Vali-e-faqih , like he should be a Faqih(Jurisprident) and be Just , also the Guardian Council which keeps watch on working of Vali-e-Faqih has the power to remove Vali-e-Faqih.
Ayatollah Khamenei maintains an aggressive stance towards Israel and the United States. In recent years, there hav ...
