Assembly of Experts for Leadership
Also known as Council of Experts, Assembly of Experts, Council of Experts (Iran)
Iranian governmental body
Key facts
- Chairman
- Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani , since 21 May 2024
- First deputy chairman
- Hashem Hosseini Bushehri , since 21 May 2024
- Second deputy chairman
- Alireza Arafi , since 21 May 2024
- Political groups
- By alliance Principlists (59) Reformists (1) Independents (26) Vacant (2) By party TTS (60) SST (8) CCA (6) IND (12) Vacant (2)
- Length of term
- 8 years
- Voting system
- Multi-seat districts: Plurality-at-large voting , Single-seat districts: First-past-the-post voting
- Last election
- 1 March 2024
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- مجلس خبرگان رهبری
- Duration
- 8
- Official website
- www.majlesekhobregan.ir
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The Assembly of Experts (Persian: مجلس خبرگان رهبری, romanized: Majles-e Khobregān-e Rahbarī, lit. 'Assembly of Experts for Leadership') is the deliberative body of Iran empowered to appoint, supervise, and discharge the Supreme Leader of Iran. The assembly consists of 88 members who are directly elected by the public to serve eight-year terms, and all candidates must be vetted by the Guardian Council.
The assembly consists of 88 Mujtahids that are elected from lists of thoroughly vetted candidates (in 2016, 166 candidates were approved by the Guardians out of 801 who applied to run for the office), by direct public vote for eight-year terms. The number of members has ranged from 82 elected in 1982 to 88 elected in 2016. Current laws require the assembly to meet at least twice every six months. Half of the Guardian Council members are appointed by the Supreme Leader; this model has led to controversy as many reformist or opposition candidates are excluded, limiting voter choice.