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Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei
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In 1981, after the assassination of Mohammad Ali Rajai, Ayatollah Khamenei was elected President of I ...
Iran
This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Iran
Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei
President: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Assembly of Experts
Guardian Council
Majlis
City and Village Councils
Expediency Council
Political parties
Elections
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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 ...
Originally, Grand Ayatollah Montazeri had been Khomeini's chosen successor as Supreme Leader. However, following his denunciation of Montazeri in 1988 due to political differences regarding the future of the Islamic Republic, Khomeini appointed Ayatollah Khamenei to the post shortly before his death in 1989.
Ayatollah Khamenei's term as Supreme Leader has been marked by numerous clashes with reform-minded members of the Majlis of Iran during the sixth assembly after the Iranian revolution, who contested many of his decrees and decisio ...
