Assembly of Experts
E116606
The Assembly of Experts is a powerful Iranian clerical body responsible for selecting, overseeing, and theoretically dismissing the country’s Supreme Leader.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assembly of Experts canonical | 21 |
| Assembly of Experts of the Leadership | 5 |
| Assembly of Experts for Leadership | 2 |
| Assembly of Experts (indirectly) | 1 |
| Assembly of Experts elections | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T986621 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assembly of Experts Context triple: [Supreme Leader of Iran, electedBy, Assembly of Experts]
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A.
The Capstone
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B.
The World’s Progress
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C.
The Empire Project
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D.
Panels of Conciliators
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E.
The Elders
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assembly of Experts Target entity description: The Assembly of Experts is a powerful Iranian clerical body responsible for selecting, overseeing, and theoretically dismissing the country’s Supreme Leader.
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A.
The Capstone
The Capstone is a former motto-associated nickname for the University of Alabama, reflecting its role as the pinnacle institution of the state's public education system.
-
B.
The World’s Progress
The World’s Progress is a comprehensive reference work compiled by American publisher George Palmer Putnam that surveys major events, discoveries, and developments throughout world history.
-
C.
The Empire Project
The Empire Project is a major historical study by John Darwin that analyzes the rise, structure, and decline of the British Empire in global context.
-
D.
Panels of Conciliators
Panels of Conciliators are rosters of independent experts appointed to assist in the peaceful settlement of international disputes through conciliation under the framework of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
-
E.
The Elders
The Elders is an independent group of global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela to promote peace, human rights, and ethical leadership worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional body
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ religious council ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Assembly of Experts of the Leadership
ⓘ
linked to:
Assembly of Experts
Council of Experts ⓘ |
| candidateVettingBody | Guardian Council ⓘ |
| composition | Islamic clerics ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle |
Article 107 of the Constitution of Iran
ⓘ
Article 111 of the Constitution of Iran ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| electorate | eligible Iranian voters ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement |
must be an Islamic jurist (faqih)
ⓘ
must be approved by the Guardian Council ⓘ |
| established | after the 1979 Iranian Revolution ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Islamic Republic of Iran Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
|
| ideologicalOrientation | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Iranian security and political elites
ⓘ
senior Shia clerical establishment ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Islamic Republic of Iran
ⓘ
linked to:
Iran
|
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tehran ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | at least twice a year ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Parliament building in Tehran ⓘ |
| memberSelectionMethod | direct popular election ⓘ |
| nativeName | مجلس خبرگان رهبری ⓘ |
| notablePowerCharacteristic | its dismissal power over the Supreme Leader has never been exercised ⓘ |
| officialName |
Assembly of Experts for Leadership
ⓘ
linked to:
Assembly of Experts
|
| oversightLimitation | practical oversight is constrained by political and security institutions ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism |
may form committees to evaluate the Supreme Leader
ⓘ
receives reports on the Supreme Leader’s performance ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | Islamic theocracy ⓘ |
| power |
determine if the Supreme Leader is unable to fulfill his constitutional duties
ⓘ
dismiss the Supreme Leader if he no longer meets constitutional qualifications ⓘ elect a new Supreme Leader when the position becomes vacant ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
oversee the performance of the Supreme Leader of Iran
ⓘ
select the Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ theoretically dismiss the Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
Expediency Discernment Council
ⓘ
Guardian Council ⓘ Islamic Consultative Assembly ⓘ
linked to:
Parliament of Iran
|
| religiousSchool | Twelver Shia ⓘ |
| selectionPrinciple |
velayat-e faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist)
ⓘ
linked to:
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
|
| supervisesOffice | Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ |
| termLength | 8 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Assembly of Experts Description of subject: The Assembly of Experts is a powerful Iranian clerical body responsible for selecting, overseeing, and theoretically dismissing the country’s Supreme Leader.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Supreme Leader
linked to: Assembly of Experts
linked to: Assembly of Experts
linked to: Assembly of Experts
linked to: Assembly of Experts
linked to: Assembly of Experts
Article 111 of the Constitution of Iran
→
assignsOversightTo
→
Assembly of Experts of the Leadership
ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of Experts
linked to: Assembly of Experts
Article 111 of the Constitution of Iran
→
constitutionalBodyInvolved
→
Assembly of Experts of the Leadership
ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of Experts
Article 111 of the Constitution of Iran
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requiresDecisionBy
→
Assembly of Experts of the Leadership
ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of Experts
subject linked to:
present-day Iran