Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the foundational legal document that defines Iran’s political system as an Islamic republic, structures its branches of government, and embeds the doctrine of velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the Islamic jurist) at the core of state authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn 1979-12-02 ⓘ
amendedOn 1989-07-28 ⓘ
assignsFunctionTo Assembly of Experts ⓘ
Guardian Council ⓘ
assignsReviewPowerTo Guardian Council ⓘ
authorizes referendums on important economic, political, social, and cultural issues ⓘ
basedOn Quran and Sunnah as interpreted by Shia jurists ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1979-12-03 ⓘ
centralDoctrine velayat-e faqih ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
declaresOfficialMadhhab Twelver Jaʿfari school ⓘ
linked to: Ja'fari school
declaresOfficialReligion Islam ⓘ
definesBranchOfGovernment executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
definesHeadOfGovernment President of Iran ⓘ
definesHeadOfState Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
definesNationalSymbols flag of Iran ⓘ
definesRoleOf Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
definesSystemAs Islamic theocracy with republican elements ⓘ
establishesBody Assembly of Experts ⓘ
Expediency Discernment Council ⓘ
Guardian Council ⓘ
Islamic Consultative Assembly ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Iran

Judiciary of Iran ⓘ
Presidency of Iran ⓘ
establishesOffice Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
grantsPowersTo Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
guaranteesRight freedom of assembly within Islamic criteria ⓘ
freedom of expression within Islamic criteria ⓘ
participation in elections ⓘ
ideologicalBasis Islam ⓘ
language Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
locationOfPromulgation Tehran ⓘ
nativeName قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران ⓘ
officialName Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
politicalSystemDefinedAs Islamic republic ⓘ
linked to: Islamic Republic
preambleEmphasizes Islamic Revolution of 1979 ⓘ
linked to: Iranian Revolution

leadership of Ruhollah Khomeini ⓘ
providesReservedParliamentarySeatsFor recognized religious minorities ⓘ
ratificationDate 1979-12-02 ⓘ
ratifiedBy national referendum ⓘ
recognizesMinority Christians ⓘ
linked to: Christianity

Jews ⓘ
Zoroastrians ⓘ
religiousSchool Twelver Shia Islam ⓘ
linked to: Twelver Shia
requiresConformityOfLawsTo Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Islamic criteria ⓘ

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Supreme Leader of Iran → establishedBy → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
subject linked to: Supreme Leader
Government of Iran → hasConstitution → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Government of Iran → ideology → Velayat-e Faqih ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Presidency of Iran → createdBy → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Parliament of Iran → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Rahbar → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran → officialName → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran → nativeName → قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran → requiresConformityOfLawsTo → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → legalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Guardian Council → establishedBy → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Guardian Council → constitutionalStandard → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Expediency Discernment Council → legalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Assembly of Experts → legalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Assembly of Experts → establishedBy → Islamic Republic of Iran Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
state budget of Iran → legalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Revolutionary Courts of Iran → legalBasis → Islamic Republic of Iran Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist → codifiedIn → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Supreme Leadership of Iran → createdBy → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Speaker of the Parliament of Iran → legalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
subject linked to: Speaker of the Parliament
Chief Justice of Iran → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Chief Justice of Iran → definedIn → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
ریاست‌جمهوری ایران → مرتبط با → قانون اساسی ۱۳۵۸ ایران ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Majlis → constitution → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
judicial branch of Iran → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Vice President of Iran → legalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Supreme National Security Council → establishedBy → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Supreme Court of Iran → legalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps → legalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Basij → operatesUnderLaw → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → legalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Article 91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran → partOf → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Article 91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran → legalSystem → Iranian constitutional law ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Article 91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran → adoptedWithConstitution → 1979 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iranian presidential elections → governedBy → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
مجلس خبرگان رهبری → legalBasis → قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Council of Experts → legalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Council of Experts → establishedBy → 1979 Constitution of Iran ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Supreme Leader of Iran → establishedBy → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Iranian parliamentary elections → governedBy → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran → partOf → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran → legalSystem → Iranian constitutional law ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran → legalBasis → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Article 107 of the Constitution of Iran → partOf → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Article 107 of the Constitution of Iran → adoptedIn → 1979 Constitution of Iran ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran Army → governedBy → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Article 111 of the Constitution of Iran → partOf → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
Article 111 of the Constitution of Iran → adoptedWithConstitution → 1979 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
President of Iran → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ