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What is the role of the Supreme Leader in Iran?
The Supreme Leader ranks above the President of Iran and personally appoints the heads of the military, the government, and the judiciary. Originally the constitution required the Supreme Leader to be Marja’-e taqlid, the highest-ranking cleric in the religious laws of Usuli Twelver Shia Islam.
What is the difference between the Supreme Leader and president of Iran?
The president carries out the decrees, and answers to the Supreme Leader, who functions as the country’s head of state. Unlike the executive in other countries, the president of Iran does not have full control over the government, which is ultimately under the direct control of the Supreme Leader.
Where is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from?
Aradan, Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad/Place of birth
Who is the head of the Iranian Department of logic?
Gholamreza Zakiani
Gholamreza Zakiani received his Ph.
Who is the supreme leader of Iraq?
Khamenei has been head of the servants of Astan Quds Razavi since 14 April 1979. As Supreme Leader, Khamenei is the most powerful political authority in the Islamic Republic.
How many rulers has Iran had?
List of monarchs of Persia
| Shah of Persia/Iran | |
|---|---|
| Style | Shah Shahanshah |
| First monarch | Deioces 705–647 BC (first known ruler) Cyrus the Great 549–530 BC (Emperor of the first unified Persian Empire) |
| Last monarch | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 16 December 1941 – 11 February 1979 (as Shah of Iran) |
| Formation | 678 BC |
Who is leader of Iran?
Ali KhameneiSince 1989
Iran/Supreme leader
Who is Rouhani in Iran?
Rouhani has been running the Center for Strategic Research since 1991. He is the managing editor of three academic and research quarterlies in Persian and English, which include Rahbord (Strategy), Foreign Relations, and the Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs.
What type of philosophy is Mulla Sadra?
Mulla Sadra brought “a new philosophical insight in dealing with the nature of reality” and created “a major transition from essentialism to existentialism” in Islamic philosophy, although his existentialism should not be too readily compared to Western existentialism.
What was the power struggle between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei?
In April 2011 a confrontation between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei over Ahmadinejad’s dismissal of the minister of intelligence, a Khamenei ally, evolved into a public power struggle between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei.
What was the name of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s mother?
His mother, Khanom, was a Sayyida, an honorific title given to those believed to be direct bloodline descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His father, Ahmad, was a Persian grocer and barber, and was a religious Shia who taught the Quran.
What did Ahmadinejad do in his first term?
First term. As president, Ahmadinejad presented himself as a populist, initially focusing on issues such as poverty and social justice. His first months in office were characterized by internal challenges brought about by a sweeping changing of the guard in all key positions.