Supreme Leader of IranSupreme Leadership Authority of the Islamic Republic of IranIncumbent Ali Khamenei since 4 June 1989Office of the Supreme LeaderStatusHead of StateReports toAssembly of Experts10 more rows
Supreme Leader There have been only two Supreme Leaders since the founding of the Islamic Republic, and the current leader (Ali Khamenei), has been in power since 1989.
Supreme leader of Iran, Seyyed Ali Khamenei is among the most known individuals of the Khamenei family, and is originally regarded as Iranian Azeri; His descent is also known as "Sadat-e Hosseini", too, that is likewise joined to the third Shia Imam, Hussain ibn Ali.
A supreme leader or supreme ruler typically refers to the person among a number of leaders of a state, organization or other such group who has been given or is able to exercise the most – or complete – authority over it.
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.
As Supreme Leader, Khamenei is the most powerful political authority in the Islamic Republic....Ali Khamenei.Ayatollah Sayyid Ali KhameneiPrime MinisterMir-Hossein MousaviSupreme LeaderRuhollah Khomeini HimselfPreceded byMohammad-Ali RajaiSucceeded byAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani62 more rows
Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran calls on Prime Minister. His Excellency Hossein Amirabdollahian, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who is on an official visit to India, paid a courtesy call today on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
1935When Persia became Iran. Iran was always known as 'Persia' to foreign governments and was once heavily influenced by Great Britain and Russia. In 1935, however, the Iranian government requested that all countries with which it had diplomatic relations call the country by its Persian name, Iran.