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Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979, revised 1989)

Constitute Project (English translation) · 1989

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Type: Law
Accessed: 2026-09-01
Reliability notes: Article 5 (guardianship of the jurist), Articles 91–99 (Guardian Council and supervision of elections), 107–112 (Leader, Assembly of Experts, Expediency Council).

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EstablishedIran's Guardian Council vets all candidates for the presidency, parliament and the Assembly of Experts and typically rejects those not deemed loyal to the clerical establishment; no woman has been allowed to run for president.EstablishedIran's 1979 constitution vested leadership in a just and learned Islamic jurist (velayat-e faqih) alongside an elected president and parliament, and created a Guardian Council of six clerics and six jurists to review legislation and supervise elections.