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The Assembly of Experts meets in former senate building in Tehran
The Assembly of Experts meets in former senate building in Tehran

The Assembly of Experts[1] (also Assembly of Experts of the Leadership) of Iran (Persian: مجلس خبرگان رهبری, Majles-e-Khobregan or Majles-e-Khebregan), is a deliberative body of 86 Mujtahids that is charged with electing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities. The Senate House of Iran (Kakh-e Majles-e Sena was the Upper house legislative chamber during the Pahlavi dynasty and was disbanded after the Islamic Revolution Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Ijtihad (Arabic اجتهاد is a technical term of Islamic law that describes the process of making a legal decision by independent interpretation of the legal sources The post of Supreme Leader ( Persian: رهبر انقلاب Rahbare Enqelab, lit Members of the assembly are elected from a government-screened list of candidates by direct public vote to eight year terms. Current laws require the assembly to meet for at least two days, twice annually. [2][3] The current chairman of the Assembly is Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was elected in September 2007. Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( Persian:اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī) Hashemi Bahramani [4]

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According to the Iranian Constitution, the assembly is in charge of supervising, dismissing and electing the Supreme Leader. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The politics and government of Iran takes place in the framework of a Republic with an Islamic ideology The Constitution of the Islamic Republic The post of Supreme Leader ( Persian: رهبر انقلاب Rahbare Enqelab, lit (fa علی حسینی خامنه‌ای born 17 July 1939 also known as Ali Khamenei, is an Iranian Azeri politician and cleric The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Vice President of Iran is defined by article 124 of the Iranian constitution, as anyone appointed by the President to lead an organization related to the Presidential Parviz Davoodi (پرويز داوودي Parviz Dâvudi) (born 1952 in Tehran) is the current First Vice President of Iran (since September 11 Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( Persian:اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī) Hashemi Bahramani The Majlis of Iran ( Persian: مجلس شورای اسلامی lit Ali Ardashir Larijani (علی اردشیر لاریجانی born 1958 is an Iranian philosopher politician and the chairman/speaker of the Iranian parliament. The Guardian Council of the Constitution (شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی or Guardian Council and also Council of Guardians is an appointed and Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah ( born 1926 in Esfahan) is an Iranian Ayatollah and political figure. The Expediency Discernment Council of the System ( is an administrative assembly appointed by the Supreme Leader and was created upon the revision to the Constitution Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( Persian:اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī) Hashemi Bahramani A nationwide judicial system in Iran was first implemented and established by Ali Akbar Davar and some of his contemporaries such as Abdolhossein Teymourtash under Reza Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (آیت‌الله سید محمود هاشمی شاهرودی (Born 1948 in Najaf, Iraq) is an Iranian Supreme National Security Council (شورای عالی امنیت ملی is the National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the current secretary of Saeed Jalili, also spelled as Said Jalilee, Said Jalili and Saiid Jalili ( born 1965 in Mashhad) is an Iranian politician and the City and Village Councils (full title is Provincial City District and Village Councils are local councils which are elected by public vote in all cities and villages throughout The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (نيروهای مسلح جمهوری اسلامی ايران include the IRIA (ارتش جمهوری اسلامی Mostafa Mohammad Najjar ( is the defense minister of Iran. At 49 he is a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards since the establishment of the body in 1980 where he The Ministry of Intelligence and National Security ( Persian: وزارت اطلاعات و امنیت کشور Vezarat-e Ettela'at va Amniat-e Keshvar) is the Hojjatol-Islam Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejeie (born in the Isfahan province circa 1956) is the current head of the Ministry of Intelligence in Iran The Iranian constitution prohibits the granting of petroleum rights on a concessionary basis or direct equity stake Gholam Hossein Nozari is the present Minister of Petroleum (or Oil Minister) of Iran. The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC under the direction of the Ministry of Petroleum of Iran, is an Oil and Natural gas producer and distributor headquartered Roughly one-third of Iran 's total surface area is suited for farmland but because of poor soil and lack of adequate water distribution in many areas most of it is not under cultivation Mohammad Reza Eskandari is the Minister of Agriculture of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (بانک مرکزی جمهوری اسلامی ايران Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran) is the Central bank Iran elects on national level a Head of government (the president) a Legislature (the Majlis) and an " Assembly of Experts " (which The Iranian Assembly of Experts election of 2006 was held on December 15, 2006. The Iranian City and Village Councils election of 2006 took place on December 15, 2006. Legislative elections for Majlis of Iran were held on 14 March 2008, with a second round held on 25 April 2008. Iran is subdivided into thirty provinces ( Persian: استان ostān, plural استان‌ها ostānhā) each governed from a local center The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan ( Persian: شهرستان shahrestān) an area inside an ostan List of political parties in Iran Political parties in Iran gives information on the political parties in Iran. Foreign relations of Iran refers to inter-governmental connections between Iran and other countries Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent The Constitution of the Islamic Republic In the event of his death, resignation or dismissal, the Experts shall take steps within the shortest possible time to appoint a new Leader. [5] "Whenever the Leader becomes incapable of fulfilling his constitutional duties, or lobs one of the qualifications mentioned in" Constitution, "or it becomes known that he did not possess some of the qualifications initially, he will be dismissed. "[6] The assembly has never dismissed a sitting Supreme Leader, and as all of their meetings and notes are strictly confidential, the assembly has never been known to challenge or otherwise publicly oversee any of the Supreme Leader's decisions. The post of Supreme Leader ( Persian: رهبر انقلاب Rahbare Enqelab, lit [7][8])

The Experts are to review and consult among themselves concerning Islamic jurists possessing the qualifications of leadership. Constitutionally these criteria include "Islamic scholarship, justice, piety, right political and social perspicacity, prudence, courage, administrative facilities and adequate capability for leadership. "[5] In the event they find one of the jurists better versed in Islamic regulations, the subjects of the fiqh, or in political and social issues, or possessing general popularity or special prominence for any of the qualifications of leadership, they shall elect him as Supreme Leader. Otherwise, in the absence of such a candidate, the Experts shall elect and declare one of themselves as Supreme Leader. [5]

The assembly gathers every six months. Activities of the assembly include compiling a list of those eligible to become leader in the event of the current leader's death, resignation, or dismissal. This is done by the 107/109 commission. [9] Monitoring the current leader to make sure he continues to meet all the criteria listed in the constitution. This is done by the 111 commission. [10] Members of assembly report to this commission about the issues concerning the current leader, and the commission can then order an emergency meeting of the assembly. If the commission denies this, the members can ask the general assembly for a vote, and if most of the members of assembly decide, there will be an emergency meeting of the assembly for discussing the current leader. The meetings, meeting notes, and reports of the assembly are confidential and not made available to anyone outside the assembly, except for the sitting Supreme Leader. [11]

The constitution does not specify requirements for members of the assembly, leaving the assembly itself to put limits on who may be a candidate. The assembly has passed laws to require all its members be experts in Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence),[12] authorizing the Guardian Council to vet candidates for Ijtihad proficiency using written and oral examinations. Fiqh ( Arabic: فقه, fɪqəh is Islamic Jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the Sharia Islamic law—based directly on the The Guardian Council of the Constitution (شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی or Guardian Council and also Council of Guardians is an appointed and Ijtihad (Arabic اجتهاد is a technical term of Islamic law that describes the process of making a legal decision by independent interpretation of the legal sources This law is being challenged by the reformists, and their 2006 election campaign included changing this law to allow non-clerics into the assembly, and reforming the law that allows Guardian Council to vet candidates. The Iranian reform movement (Persianاصلاح طلبان or the Reforms Front (Persian جبههٔ اصلاحات also known as 2nd of Khordad Front (Persian The Iranian Assembly of Experts election of 2006 was held on December 15, 2006. The Guardian Council of the Constitution (شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی or Guardian Council and also Council of Guardians is an appointed and [13][14]

Currently, the average age of its members is over 60 years, which results in many mid-term elections.

History

See also: Assembly of Experts for Constitution

The Assembly of Experts of the Leadership was first elected and convened in 1983. The First Assembly of Experts (also known as Assembly of Experts for Constitution) was elected in the summer of 1979 to write a new constitution for the Islamic The first Assembly of Experts chose Ayatollah Montazeri as the successor to Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Khomeini in 1985. Ayatollah ( Persian: آيت‌الله, âyato-llâh, from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu 'llāh, meaning 'the sign of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri (حسین علی منتظری styled His Honourable Eminence, (born in 1922 was one of the leaders of the Islamic Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989 In 1989, however, they reversed their decision and dismissed him after Khomeini denounced him. Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989 [15] Following the death of Ruhollah Khomeini on June 3, 1989, the Assembly of Experts chose Ali Khamenei to be his successor as Supreme Leader in what proved to be a smooth transition. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) (fa علی حسینی خامنه‌ای born 17 July 1939 also known as Ali Khamenei, is an Iranian Azeri politician and cleric [16] Initially, a council of three members, "Ali Meshkini, Mousavi Ardabili and Ali Khamenei", were proposed for Leadership. Ayatollah Ali Akbar Feyz (علی‌اکبر فیض&lrm 1922 &ndash July 30 2007 widely known as Ali Meshkini Ardabili (علی مشکینی اردبیلی&lrm Ayatollah al-Uzma Sayyed Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili (also spelt Ardabili,, born January 28, 1926) is an (fa علی حسینی خامنه‌ای born 17 July 1939 also known as Ali Khamenei, is an Iranian Azeri politician and cleric After rejection of a Leadership Council by the assembly, and lack of votes for Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Golpaygani, Khamenei became the Supreme Leader by two third of the votes. Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Golpaygani (1898-1993 was born in Gogad village near the city of Golpaygan, Iran. [17]

The members of Assembly of Experts are elected every 8 years. It has therefore formed 4 terms, beginning in 1983, 1991 and 1999. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The term formed in 2007, will exceptionally lasts ten years due to the "election aggregation" plan of Iran, put into place to allow the government to run one simultaneous election for both the Assembly of Experts and Parliament, thereby economizing election costs. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Fourth Assembly

Further information: Iranian Assembly of Experts election, 2006

The election for the fourth assembly took place on 15 December 2006 and was convened on 19 February 2007. The Iranian Assembly of Experts election of 2006 was held on December 15, 2006. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ali Meshkini was re-elected as chairman. Ayatollah Ali Akbar Feyz (علی‌اکبر فیض&lrm 1922 &ndash July 30 2007 widely known as Ali Meshkini Ardabili (علی مشکینی اردبیلی&lrm The changes in the presiding board from the 3rd assembly was the replacement of Mohammad Yazdi with Ebrahim Amini, who has retired, as the 2nd deputy chairman; and election of Hassan Rohani as provisionist. Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi (In Persian: محمد یزدی was head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999 Ayatollah Haj Shaykh Ebrahim Amini (born in 1925 in Najaf Abad, Isfahan Province, Iran) is an Iranian politician in the Hassan Rowhani PhD (حسن روحانی is an Iranian politician and Cleric, and as of March 2007 a member of the Supreme National Security Council [18]

Of particular note is the victory of pragmatist Ayatollah Rafsanjani list, over hard-line candidates associated with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for positions in the 86-member Assembly of Experts. Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( Persian:اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī) Hashemi Bahramani Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Rafsanjani lost out to Ahmadinejad in the 2005 election runoff for President. Ayatollah Rafsanjani won nearly twice as many votes as hard-liner Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi. Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi ( محمد تقی مصباح یزدی) (born 1934) is a Hardline Iranian Twelver Final results for the Assembly of Experts showed that more than 65 candidates close to Mr. Rafsanjani were elected. At 60 percent, voter turnout was much higher than in previous years.

The top 16 candidates in Tehran were announced as:

ConstituencyNamePartyVotes
TehranAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani1,564,197
Ali Meshkini839,834
Mohammad Yazdi823,602
Mohammad Emami-Kashani823,308
Mohsen Kazeroun (Kazerouni)800,973,
Ahmad Jannati787,908
Mohammad Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi726,498
Hassan Rohani669,990
Mohsen Qomi625,428
Seyyed Mohsen Aqa Mir Mohammad Ali (Kharrazi)618,752
Qorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi595,893
Mohammad Baqer Baqeri (Baqeri Kani)536,928
Reza Ostadi-Moqaddam520,674
Mohammad Mohammadi Davi-Saraei (Mohammadi Gilani)520,626
Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Marashi (Shoushtari)501,222
Abdolnabi Namazi492,146
QomMohammad Momenn/k
(Tehran Source)(ISNA) (Qom)

In July 2007 Meshkini died. Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( Persian:اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī) Hashemi Bahramani Ayatollah Ali Akbar Feyz (علی‌اکبر فیض&lrm 1922 &ndash July 30 2007 widely known as Ali Meshkini Ardabili (علی مشکینی اردبیلی&lrm Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi (In Persian: محمد یزدی was head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999 Ayatollah Mohammed Emami-Kashani (born in Bid Aabaad Isfahan in 1917 is a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah ( born 1926 in Esfahan) is an Iranian Ayatollah and political figure. Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi ( محمد تقی مصباح یزدی) (born 1934) is a Hardline Iranian Twelver Hassan Rowhani PhD (حسن روحانی is an Iranian politician and Cleric, and as of March 2007 a member of the Supreme National Security Council Ayatollah Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi ( is an Iranian Politician and Cleric, previously the Minister of Intelligence of Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer Baqeri was one of the 86 clerics elected in the Iranian Assembly of Experts election 2006. Ayatollah Reza Ostadi is a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ayatollah Abdolnabi Namazi is an Iranian cleric and politician Ayatollah Mohammad Momen is a Faqih (a cleric qualified to judge based on Islamic law) and a very influential member of the Guardian Council Ayatollah Rafsanjani was elected his successor as chairman, beating Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, an ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, by 41 to 30 votes. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah ( born 1926 in Esfahan) is an Iranian Ayatollah and political figure. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran [4]


Third Assembly

The 3rd assembly was chaired by Ayatollah Ali Meshkini, deputied by Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, and Ayatollah Ebrahim Amini. Ayatollah ( Persian: آيت‌الله, âyato-llâh, from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu 'llāh, meaning 'the sign of Ayatollah Ali Akbar Feyz (علی‌اکبر فیض&lrm 1922 &ndash July 30 2007 widely known as Ali Meshkini Ardabili (علی مشکینی اردبیلی&lrm Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( Persian:اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī) Hashemi Bahramani Ayatollah Haj Shaykh Ebrahim Amini (born in 1925 in Najaf Abad, Isfahan Province, Iran) is an Iranian politician in the The scribes were Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi and Ahmad Khatami. Ayatollah Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi ( is an Iranian Politician and Cleric, previously the Minister of Intelligence of Ayatollah Sayyid Ahmad Khatami is a member of the Assembly of Experts. The members according to each province were:[19][20]

  1. Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
  2. Meshkini, Ali Akbar
  3. Mohammad Mohammadi Rey-Shahri
  4. Mohammad Imami Kashani
  5. Mohammad Yazdi
  6. Ahmad Jannati
  7. Mohammad Reza Tavassoli
  8. Ghorban Alli Dorri Najaf-Abadi
  9. Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi
  10. Majid Ansari
  11. Asadi Khansari, Agha Baqer
  12. Mohsen Kharrazi
  13. Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani
  14. Qomi, Mohsen
  15. Reza Ostadi
  16. Gholam Reza Rezvani
  1. Mojtahed Shabestari, Mohsen
  2. Seyed Reyhani, Seyed Abolfazl
  3. Hashemzadeh Harisi, Hashem
  4. Ahmadi, Ali
  5. Oroumian, Ali
  1. Ghaffari Gharebagh, Mir-Akbar
  2. Pour-Mir Ghaffari, Seyed Mohsen
  3. Ghoreishi, Mir-Ali Akbar
  1. Yasrebi, seyed Mehdi
  2. Mazaheri Tehrani, Mirza Hossein
  3. Hashemi, Seyed Esmail
  4. Moqtadaie, Morteza
  5. Mahdavi, Abolhasan
  1. Khalilzadeh, Bouck Agha ( died & Replaced By Seyyed Hatami, Mir Ebrahim)
  2. Nourani Taqi Deizaj, Mostafa
  1. Mohammadi, Rahim
  1. Abdonnabi Namazi
  1. Haj Amini Najaf Abadi, Ebrahim
  1. Ebadi, Seyed Mehdi
  2. Khazali, Abolghasem
  3. Hashemi Shahrodi, Seyed Mahmod
  4. Masomi, Ali Asqar
  5. Ferdosi Pour, Esmail
  6. Mehman Navaz, Habiboallah
  7. Abbas Vaeze Tabasi
  8. Alami, Hasan
  1. Shafei, Seyed Ali
  2. Mousavi, Seyed Mohammad Ali
  3. Abbasi Fard, Mohammad Reza
  4. Ali Fallahian
  5. Abbas Kabi Nasab
  6. Mohammadi Araghi, Mohsen
  1. Mousavi, Seyed Esmail
  1. Alami, Mohammad Ali
  1. Hosseyni, Seyed Mojtaba
  2. Madani, Mohammad Eshaq
  1. Dastqeib, Seyed Ali Asqar
  2. Dastqeib, Seyed Ali Mohammad
  3. Beheshti, Ahmad
  4. Hosseyni, Seyed Mohammad Hossein
  5. Imani, Asadollah
  1. Seyed Rohani, Agha Mehdi
  1. Mousavi Pour, Seyed Hasan
  2. Sheikh Mohammadi, Ali
  1. Sheikholleslami, Mohammad
  2. Abdolqader Zahedi
  1. Ahmadi, Zekrollah
  2. Zarandi, Hossein
  1. Seyed Ahmad Khatami
  2. Hashemian, Mohammad
  3. Mohammad Ali Movahedi
  1. Malek Hosseyni, Seyed Keramatollah
  1. Noor Mofidi, Seyed Kazem
  2. Taheri, Seyed Habibollah
  1. Aminian, Mokhtar
  2. Mahfoozi, Abbas
  3. Ghorbani, Zeinolabedin
  4. Taskhiri, Mohammad Ali
  1. Taheri Khorram Abadi, Seyed Hasan
  2. Shahrokhi, Seyed Mohammad Taqi
  1. Mohseni Garakani, Ahmad
  2. Mir-Mohammadi, Seyed Abolfazl
  1. Jabbari, Seyed Saber
  2. Sadeq Ardeshir Larijani
  3. Karimi Kalabi, Seyed Jafar
  4. Rohani Rad, Hadi
  1. Anvari, Mirza Mohammad
  1. Saberi Hamedani, Ahmad
  2. Dabestani, Seyed Abolhasan
  1. Khatam Yazdi, Abbas Agha

Criticism

Iran's assembly of experts has been subject to many criticisms with respect to its structure and function. Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( Persian:اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī) Hashemi Bahramani Ayatollah Ali Akbar Feyz (علی‌اکبر فیض&lrm 1922 &ndash July 30 2007 widely known as Ali Meshkini Ardabili (علی مشکینی اردبیلی&lrm Hojatoleslam Sheikh Mohammad Mohammadi Nik (born 1946 in Ray, Tehran, Iran) famously known as Ayatollah Mohammed Emami-Kashani (born in Bid Aabaad Isfahan in 1917 is a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi (In Persian: محمد یزدی was head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999 Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah ( born 1926 in Esfahan) is an Iranian Ayatollah and political figure. Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Tavassoli was an influential Iranian theologian reformist politician and a close associate of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Ayatollah Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi ( is an Iranian Politician and Cleric, previously the Minister of Intelligence of Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi ( محمد تقی مصباح یزدی) (born 1934) is a Hardline Iranian Twelver Majead Ansari (حجت‌الاسلام مجید انصاری born in Zarand, Kerman province) also spelled Majid Ansari is an Iranian Politician Ayatullah Haj Sayyid Mohsen Kharazi (born in 1937 in Tehran) is a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani ( Arabic: محمد محمدى الجيلاني) is a member of the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Ayatollah Reza Ostadi is a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ayatollah Gholamreza Rezvani is a member of the powerful Council of Guardians in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This article is about the Iranian province for similar uses see Azerbaijan (disambiguation. This article is about the Iranian province for similar uses see Azerbaijan (disambiguation. Esfahān or Isfahan (historically also rendered as Ispahan or Hispahan, Old Persian: Aspadana, Middle Persian: Spahān Grand Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri (born in 1934 is an Iranian Shia Marja. Ayatollah Morteza Moghtadai (born 1936 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian Shia Scholar, and deputy chairman of Society of Seminary Ardabil ( Persian and Azeri: اردبیل also known as Ardebil; Old Persian: Artavil Bushehr or Bushire ( Persian:بوشهر pop 165377 (in 2005) is a city on the southwestern coast of Iran, on the Persian Gulf Ayatollah Abdolnabi Namazi is an Iranian cleric and politician Chahārmahāl o Bakhtiyārī (چهارمحال و بختیاری is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (آیت‌الله سید محمود هاشمی شاهرودی (Born 1948 in Najaf, Iraq) is an Iranian Ayatollah Abbas Vaez Tabasi ( is an influential member of the Expediency Discernment Council and the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Khūzestān (خوزستان is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Hojatoleslam Ali Fallahian, ( born 1945 in Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian Politician and Ayatollah Abbas Ka'bi Nasab is one of the 12 members of the Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ayatollah Sheikh Mohsen Araki ( Persian: محسن اراکی Arabic: محسن الأراكي is an Iranian scholar cleric university lecturer The name Zanjan may mean one of the following subdivisions in the country of Iran: Zanjan Province Zanjan County, an area Semnan (Native NameSeman,) is a city in Semnan Province, northern Iran with a population estimated at 119778 inhabitants (2005 It is the provincial capital Sistān o Balūchestān ( Persian: استان سیستان و بلوچستان is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Fars (pronounced/fɑː(ɹs ( Persian: فارس Fârs) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Qazvin ( also spelled as Ghazvin) is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran with an estimated population of 331409 in 2005 Kordestan ( Persian: استان کردستان UniPers: Ostâne Kordestân; Kurdish: پارێزگه ی کوردستان Parêzgeha Abdolqader Zahedi (Born in Iran was a high-ranking Sunni religious figure and Iranian Kurdish politician Kermanshah or Kermashan ( Kermānshāh; Kurdish: کرماشان Kirmaşan is the capital city of Kermanshah Province, located 525 km Kerman (کرمان is a city in Iran. It is the center of Kerman province. Ayatollah Sayyid Ahmad Khatami is a member of the Assembly of Experts. Hojatoleslam / Ayatollah Ali Movahedi-Kermani is representative of Ali Khamenei in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards in the Islamic Republic Kohgilūyé o Boyer-Ahmad (کهگیلویه و بویراحمد is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Golestān ( گلستان) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Lorestān ( Persian and Luri لرستان also Luristan) comprises a province and a historic territory of western Iran amidst the Mazandaran is a Caspian Sadegh Larijani is one of the 12 members of the Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Hormozgān is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country facing Oman. Hamedān or Hamadān ( Persian: همدان, Old Persian: Hagmatana Hebrew: המזיין Ancient Greek: Ecbatana) Yazd (pronounced /jæzd/ (In Persian: یزد is the capital of Yazd province, "the second most ancient and historic city in the world" and a centre The assembly for instance has never invited the leader to its meetings. Iran's leader has never been asked to offer a report of his performance over the last few decades. Instead the members of the assembly met with the leader in several occasions to have his advice. The assembly has very few meetings annually and the members mainly discuss subjects not related to their duties, as commenting on the president and government's policies and Iran's foreign policy. [21] Even some conservatives admitted the weakness of the Assembly's performance. In 2006, Mohammad Reza Bahonar, 7th parliament's first Vice Speaker said that the Experts Assembly should present a report on its performance so that the people realize the institution’s importance. Mohammad Reza Bahonar (محمدرضا باهنر in Persian) is the conservative First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Iran [22] As all of their meetings and notes are strictly confidential, the Assembly has never been known to challenge any of the Supreme Leader's decisions.

References and notes

  1. ^ :: www.Majlesekhobregan.ir ::. -> Magazines -> Islamic Government
  2. ^ http://www.khobregan.ir/persian/ashnaee/07.htm
  3. ^ Robin Wright, The Last Great Revolution: Turmoil and Transformation in Iran, Alfred A. Knopf, 2000
  4. ^ a b Rafsanjani to lead key Iran body, BBC, 2007-09-04, accessed on 2007-09-04
  5. ^ a b c Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran article 109
  6. ^ Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran Article 111
  7. ^ "Iran Announces Second Extension of Voting," Reuters, Oct. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself 23, 1998.
  8. ^ "Iran Announces Second Extension of Voting," Reuters, Oct. 23, 1998.
  9. ^ see discussion and assembly website, [1]
  10. ^ see discussion and assembly website [2]
  11. ^ [3]
  12. ^ http://www.khobregan.ir/persian/ashnaee/09.htm
  13. ^ آفتاب - شورای مشورتی اصلاح طلبان برای شوراها
  14. ^ موسوی لاری و تشريح برنامه های مجمع روحانيون در خبرگان
  15. ^ http://www.irvl.net/Translation%20of%20Ayatollah%20Khomeini's%20Letter%20Dismissing%20Montazeri.htm
  16. ^ Background Note: Iran
  17. ^ [4][5]
  18. ^ [6][7][8]
  19. ^ Islamic Republic of Iran Members of Assembly of Experts
  20. ^ http://www.irvl.net/Assembly%20of%20Experts.htm
  21. ^ رادیو زمانه | گوي سياست | GS06 - ایران | رييس بعدي مجلس خبرگان كيست؟
  22. ^ http://irandaily.ir/1385/2680/pdf/i2.pdf

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