Guardian Council
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regulatory body in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Vinony's link graph records 577 inbound references to Guardian Council, and connects out to Islamic jurist, 2009 Iranian presidential election and Expediency Discernment Council.
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It sits within the topics Constitutional courts, Election commissions and Government of Iran.
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Key facts
- Type
- Election supervision body Constitutional court Legislative council (overseeing parliament )
- De facto leader
- Ahmad Jannati
- Secretary
- Ahmad Jannati , since 17 July 1992
- Political groups
- By faction Principlists (6) Independents (6) By party SST (6) IND (6)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- upper house
- Official name
- شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی
- Country
- Iran
- Official website
- www.shora-gc.ir
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- general secretary
- Ahmad Jannati
- number of seats
- 12
- applies to jurisdiction
- Iran
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Encyclopedic overview
The Guardian Council (also called Council of Guardians or Constitutional Council, Persian: شورای نگهبان, romanized: Shourā-ye Negahbān) is a 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Constitution of Iran mandates the Council to:
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