1. What is the name of the Iranian Government?
The Islamic Republic of Iran.
2. What type of Government does Iran have?
In short: Iran has a theocratic government wherein Shia Islamic ideologies guide the Iranian government’s policies and functions.
3. Who is the Supreme Leader of Iran?
Mr.Seyyed Ali Khamenei is the Supreme Leader of Iran.
He is the second leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran after Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Who is the president of Iran?
Hassan Rouhani is the Iranian President, elected by the direct vote of people from the candidates approved by the Guardian Council.
5. What is the political structure of Iran?
Iran’s political structure comprises of the supreme leader, the executive, the legislature, the judiciary, and some institutions such as the Assembly of Experts, the Expediency Discernment Council, and the City and Village Councils of Iran.
The highest official in the Islamic Republic is the supreme leader assumed by the Assembly of Experts of Leadership.
Determining the general policies of the system is the responsibility of the supreme leader of Iran.
His governmental decree is absolute and is superior to all the rulings of the three powers of the Islamic Republic. He can cancel any other order, even the presidential decree.
The supreme leader is the supreme commander of the Iranian Armed Forces. Also, he assigns the chairman of the judiciary.
Does Iran have a parliament?
The Islamic Consultative Assembly in Iran is in charge of legislation and supervision of the state.
The members of parliament among the candidates approved by the Guardian Council are elected every four years by the direct vote of people.
The rules approved by parliament members cannot enforce until the Guardian Council confirm the laws.
