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