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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Supreme Leader of Iran (Persian: ولی فقیه ایران‎‎, vali-e faghih-e iran, lit. Guardian Jurist of Iran, or رهبر انقلاب, rahbar-e enghelab, lit. Leader of the Revolution), officially in Iran, the Supreme Leadership Authority (Persian: مقام معظم رهبری‎‎), is the head of state and highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists. The title \"Supreme\" Leader (Persian: ولی فقیه, vali-e faghih) is often used as a sign of respect; however, this terminology is not found in the constitution of Iran, which simply referred to the \"Leader\" (rahbar; رهبر).The Supreme Leader is more powerful than the President of Iran and appoints the heads of many powerful posts in the military, the civil government, and the judiciary. Originally Iran's constitution stated that the Leader must be a Marja'-e taqlid, the highest ranking cleric and authority on religious laws in Usuli Twelver Shia Islam. However, in 1989, the constitution was amended to require simply Islamic \"scholarship\" of the leader, i.e., the leader could be a lower ranking cleric.In its history, the Islamic Republic has had two Supreme Leaders: Ruhollah Khomeini, who held the position from 1979 until his death in 1989, and Ali Khamenei, who has held the position since Khomeini's death.The Supreme Leader is elected and supervised by the Assembly of Experts. All candidates to the Assembly of Experts, the President and the Majlis, are selected by the Guardian Council, whose members are selected by the Supreme Leader of Iran. Any declaration of war or peace is to be made by the Supreme Leader together with a two-thirds majority of Parliament."@en }

• Supreme_Leader_of_Iran abstract "The Supreme Leader of Iran (Persian: ولی فقیه ایران‎‎, vali-e faghih-e iran, lit. Guardian Jurist of Iran, or رهبر انقلاب, rahbar-e enghelab, lit. Leader of the Revolution), officially in Iran, the Supreme Leadership Authority (Persian: مقام معظم رهبری‎‎), is the head of state and highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists. The title \"Supreme\" Leader (Persian: ولی فقیه, vali-e faghih) is often used as a sign of respect; however, this terminology is not found in the constitution of Iran, which simply referred to the \"Leader\" (rahbar; رهبر).The Supreme Leader is more powerful than the President of Iran and appoints the heads of many powerful posts in the military, the civil government, and the judiciary. Originally Iran's constitution stated that the Leader must be a Marja'-e taqlid, the highest ranking cleric and authority on religious laws in Usuli Twelver Shia Islam. However, in 1989, the constitution was amended to require simply Islamic \"scholarship\" of the leader, i.e., the leader could be a lower ranking cleric.In its history, the Islamic Republic has had two Supreme Leaders: Ruhollah Khomeini, who held the position from 1979 until his death in 1989, and Ali Khamenei, who has held the position since Khomeini's death.The Supreme Leader is elected and supervised by the Assembly of Experts. All candidates to the Assembly of Experts, the President and the Majlis, are selected by the Guardian Council, whose members are selected by the Supreme Leader of Iran. Any declaration of war or peace is to be made by the Supreme Leader together with a two-thirds majority of Parliament.".