Supreme Leader of Iran

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote Supreme Leader of Iran?Article 57: Supervises the legislature, judiciary, and executive branches
2. What is the constitutional mandate?Article 110: Delineates general policies of the Islamic Republic
3. What is the founding ideology?Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist)
4. Who is the current Supreme Leader of Iran?The current Supreme Leader is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has served for more than thirty years.
5. How is the Supreme Leader chosen?The Assembly of Experts, a group of senior clerics elected by the people, selects the Supreme Leader.

Velayat-e Faqih: The principle that an Islamic jurist should govern, ensuring adherence to religious and state law.
Marja'-e taqlid: The highest-ranking cleric in Usuli Twelver Shia Islam, whose rulings are followed by lay Muslims.
Expediency Discernment Council: An administrative assembly that resolves disputes between the Guardian Council and the Majlis (parliament).