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The Expediency Discernment Council of the System ^[1] (Persian: : مجمع تشخیص مصلحت نظام), is an administrative assembly appointed by the Supreme Leader ^[2] and was created upon the revision to the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran on 6 February 1988 ^[3]. Its purpose is to resolve differences or conflicts between the Majlis and the Council of Guardians, and also to serve as a consultative council to the Supreme Leader. The post of Supreme Leader (Persian: رهبر انقلاب, Rahbare Enqelab,[1] lit. ... Grand Âyatollâh   (Persian: آیت‌الله سید علی حسینی کس ننه ای Ä€yatollāh Seyyed `AlÄ« ḤoseynÄ« KhāmeneÄ«) (born 17 July 1939), also known as Seyyed Ali Khamenei,[1] is the current Supreme Leader of Iran and was the president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. ... The President of Iran is the head of government. ... Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[1] (born October 28, 1956)[2] is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... Vice President of Iran is defined by article 124 of the Iranian constitution, as anyone appointed by the President to lead an organization related to the Presidential affairs. ... Parviz Davoodi (born 1952 in Tehran) is the current First Vice President of Iran (since September 11, 2005). ... The Assembly of Experts (also Assembly of Experts for the Leadership) of Iran (Persian: مجلس خبرگان رهبری, Majles-e-Khobregan), is a congressional body for selecting the Supreme Leader and supervising his activities. ... Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (Persian: اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar HāshemÄ« RafanjānÄ«), Hashemi Bahramani (هاشمی بهرمانی) born on August 25, 1934, is an influential Iranian politician, and is currently serving as the Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran. ... Image:DSC--Majlis5323. ... Haddad-Adel Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel (غلامعلی حداد عادل in Persian) born in 1945 in Tehran, Iran, is the chairman of the Iranian Parliament. ... The Guardian Council of the Constitution[1] (Persian: شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی) is a high chamber within the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah (Persian: , born 1926 in Esfahan) is an Iranian ayatollah and political figure. ... Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (Persian: اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar HāshemÄ« RafanjānÄ«), Hashemi Bahramani (هاشمی بهرمانی) born on August 25, 1934, is an influential Iranian politician, and is currently serving as the Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran. ... The current judicial system of Iran was implemented and established by Ali Akbar Davar and some of his contemporaries. ... Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (آیت‌الله سید محمود هاشمی شاهرودی) (Born 1948 in Najaf, Iraq) is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric. ... Supreme National Security Council is a body within the Islamic Republic of Iran the secretary whereof is Ali Larijani. ... Saeed Jalili (Persian: ,born 1965 in Mashhad [1]) is an Iranian politician. ... City and Village Councils (full title is: Provincial, City, District and Village Councils) are local councils which are elected by public vote in all cities and villages throughout Iran. ... The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: ) include the IRIA (Persian: ) , the IRGC (Persian: ) , and the Police Force[1] (Persian: ). These forces total about 545,000 active personnel. ... The new Defence Minister, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, 49, is a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards since the establishment of the body in 1980, where he served as in charge of the Middle East Department, with Palestine, Lebanon and the Persian Gulf as places of particular attention. ... The Ministry of Intelligence and National Security (Persian: وزارت اطلاعات Ùˆ امنیت کشور) is the primary intelligence agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejeie is the current head of the Ministry of Intelligence in Iran, also known as SVAMA and was appointed by the current president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on August 24, 2005. ... The Iranian constitution prohibits the granting of petroleum rights on a concessionary basis or direct equity stake. ... The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), under the direction of the Ministry of Petroleum of Iran, is an oil and natural gas producer and distributor headquartered in Tehran. ... Map of Irans major crops, circa 1978. ... Mohammad Reza Eskandari is the Minister of Agriculture of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... Bank Markazi, Tehran, Iran Bank Markazi Iran or Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran (Persian: بانک مرکزی جمهوری اسلامی ايران) is the Central bank of Iran. ... Politics of Iran Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Iran ... The Iranian Assembly of Experts election of 2006 is planned to take place on December 15, 2006. ... The Iranian City and Village Councils election of 2006 is planned to take place on December 15, 2006. ... Iran consists of 30 provinces: Provinces are governed from a local center, mostly the largest local city. ... The provinces of Iran are divided into counties or shahrestānhā (Persian: شهرستان, singular shahrestān), and each shahrestan is subdivided into districts or bakhshānhā (Persian: بخش, singular bakhsh). ... Political parties in Iran gives informations on the political parties in Iran. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... “Farsi” redirects here. ... The post of Supreme Leader (Persian: رهبر انقلاب, Rahbare Enqelab,[1] lit. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran The Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran[1] [2] abolished the Constitution of 1906. ... is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Image:DSC--Majlis5323. ... The Guardian Council of the Constitution (شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی in Persian) is a high office within the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran which has the authority to interpret the constitution... The post of Supreme Leader (Persian: رهبر انقلاب, Rahbare Enqelab,[1] lit. ...

As of February 2007, the council is headed by Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. The current secretary of the council is General Mohsen Rezaee. The council's power increased significantly when Rafsanjani joined. ^{[citation needed]} President Rafsanjani Akbar Hashemi Bahramani (Persian: اکبر هاشمی بهرمانی), famously known as Hashemi Rafsanjani (هاشمی رفسنجانی) (born August 25, 1934) is one of the most influential... Mohsen Rezaee Mirghaed (محسن رضائی), born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirghaed in September 1954, is an Iranian politician, professor, and military commander, currently the Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran. ...

Members (Current)

On February 27, 2007, a new council was appointed for a five year period: ^[4]

1. Hashemi Rafsanjani, Akbar, Ayatollah (Chairman) *
2. Jannati, Ahmad, Ayatollah *
3. Vaez Tabasi, Abbas, Ayatollah *
4. Amini Najafabadi, Ebrahim, Ayatollah *
5. Haddad-Adel, Gholam Ali, Ph.D. *
6. Emami Kashani, Mohammad, Ayatollah *
7. Movahedi-Kermani, Ali, Ayatollah *
8. Habibi, Hassan Ebrahim, Ph.D. *
9. Mousavi, Mir Hossein *
10. Velayati, Ali Akbar, M.D. *
11. Dorri Najafabadi, Ghorbanali, Ayatollah *
12. Mohammadi Reyshahri, Mohammad, Hojatoleslam *
13. Sane'i, Hassan, Hojatoleslam *
14. Fereidoun Rowhani, Hassan, Hojatoleslam *
15. Asgar Owladi, Habibollah *
16. Larijani, Ali, Ph.D. *
17. Bahonar, Mohammad Reza
18. Tavassoli Mahallati, Mohammad Reza, Ayatollah *
19. Mirsalim, Mostafa *
20. Nabavi, Morteza *
21. Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri, Hojatoleslam *
22. Firouzabadi, Hassan, Major General *
23. Aghazadeh, Gholam Reza *
24. Namdar Zanganeh, Bijan *
25. Mohsen Rezaee, Ph.D.*
26. Ali Agha-Mohammadi
27. Mohammad Forouzandeh
28. Davoud Danesh-Jafari

Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (Persian: اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar HāshemÄ« RafanjānÄ«), Hashemi Bahramani (هاشمی بهرمانی) born on August 25, 1934, is an influential Iranian politician, and is currently serving as the Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran. ... For other uses, see Ayatollah (disambiguation). ... Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah (Persian: , born 1926 in Esfahan) is an Iranian ayatollah and political figure. ... For other uses, see Ayatollah (disambiguation). ... Ayatollah Abbas Vaez Tabasi (Persian: ) is an influential member of the Expediency Discernment Council and the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... For other uses, see Ayatollah (disambiguation). ... Ayatollah Haj Shaykh Ebrahim Amini (born in 1925 in Najaf Abad in Isfahan) is an Iranian politician in the Assembly of Experts. ... For other uses, see Ayatollah (disambiguation). ... Haddad-Adel Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel (غلامعلی حداد عادل in Persian) born in 1945 in Tehran, Iran, is the chairman of the Iranian Parliament. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Ayatollah Mohammed Emami-Kashani is a fundamentalist mullah in the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... For other uses, see Ayatollah (disambiguation). ... Hojatoleslam/Ayatollah Ali Movahedi-Kermani is representative of Ali Khamenei in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards in the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... For other uses, see Ayatollah (disambiguation). ... Hassan Ebrahim Habibi (in Persian: حسن ابراهیم حبیبی) (born 1937?) is an Iranian politician and scholar, presently the Head of Academy of Persian Language and Literature (from October 11, 2004, for four years), and a member of the High Council of Cultural Revolution. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Mir-Hossein Mousavi (میرحسین موسوی) (born 1941?) was the Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1988, at the time of Ali Khameneis presidency. ... Ali Akbar Velayati Ali Akbar Velayati (علی‌اکبر ولایتی; born June 25, 1945 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician and a pediatrician, currently an Advisor in International Affairs to the Supreme Leader. ... Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or MD, from the Latin Medicinae Doctor meaning Teacher of Medicine,) is an academic degree for medical doctors. ... Ghorbanali Dori-Najafabadi was the minister of intelligence and security in when some journalists and opponent politicians were killed in Iran by security agents. ... For other uses, see Ayatollah (disambiguation). ... Mohammad Mohammadi Nik, famously known as Reyshahri, is an Iranian cleric and politician. ... Hojatoleslam (or hojatalislam) is an honorific title meaning proof of Islam, given to middle-ranking Shia clerics of the rank of mujtahid. ... Hojatoleslam Hassan Sanei is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. ... Hojatoleslam (or hojatalislam) is an honorific title meaning proof of Islam, given to middle-ranking Shia clerics of the rank of mujtahid. ... Hojatoleslam Hassan Rowhani (حسن روحانی) is an Iranian politician and cleric, and as of July 2005, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. ... Hojatoleslam (or hojatalislam) is an honorific title meaning proof of Islam, given to middle-ranking Shia clerics of the rank of mujtahid. ... Habibollah Asgaroladi (Persian: ) is an Iranian businessman and secretary-general of Islamic Coalition Party, an influential conservative political party in Iran. ... Ali Larijani while lecturing for his presidential campaign at Sharif University of Technology in March, 2005. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Mohammad Reza Bahonar (محمدرضا باهنر in Persian) is the conservative First Vice Speaker of the Parliament of Iran. ... Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Tavassoli is a member of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... For other uses, see Ayatollah (disambiguation). ... Hodjatoleslam Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri was the speaker of the Majles of Iran. ... Hojatoleslam (or hojatalislam) is an honorific title meaning proof of Islam, given to middle-ranking Shia clerics of the rank of mujtahid. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Gholam Reza Aghazadeh is the vice president of the Islamic Republic of Iran and also the president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. ... Mohsen Rezaee Mirghaed (محسن رضائی), born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirghaed in September 1954, is an Iranian politician, professor, and military commander, currently the Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ...

Members (2002-2007)

The following is a list of its members of the years 2002-2007^[5]

1. Hashemi Rafsanjani, Akbar, Ayatollah (Chairman) *
2. Amini Najafabadi, Ibrahim, Ayatollah *
3. Vaez Tabasi, Abbas, Hojjatoleslam *
4. Emami Kashani, Mohammad, Ayatollah *
5. Mousavi, Mir Hussein *
6. Velayati, Ali Akbar *
7. Mohammadi Reyshahri, Mohammad, Hojjatoleslam *
8. Sane'i, Hassan, Hojjatoleslam *
9. Fereidoun Rowhani, Hassan, Hojjatoleslam *
10. Asgar Owladi, Habibollah *
11. Dorri Najafabadi, Qorbanali, Hojjatoleslam *
12. Larijani, Ali *
13. Mirsalim, Mostafa *
14. Tavassoli Mahallati, Mohammadreza, Ayatollah *
15. Nabavi, Morteza *
16. Firouzabadi, Hassan, Major General *
17. Aqazadeh, Gholamreza *
18. Namdar Zanganeh, Bijan *
19. Hashemi, Mohammad *
20. Habibi, Hassan Ibrahim *
21. Mohsen Rezaee *
22. Ahmad Jannati
23. Ali Movahedi-Kermani
24. Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri
25. Mohammad Reza Aref
26. Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel
27. Majid Ansari
28. Mohammad Reza Bahonar
29. Hossein Mozaffar
30. Mohammad Javad Irvani

(*) - Re-appointed

Ex-officio members: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (Persian: اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی Akbar HāshemÄ« RafanjānÄ«), Hashemi Bahramani (هاشمی بهرمانی) born on August 25, 1934, is an influential Iranian politician, and is currently serving as the Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran. ... Ayatollah Haj Shaykh Ebrahim Amini (born in 1925 in Najaf Abad in Isfahan) is an Iranian politician in the Assembly of Experts. ... Ayatollah Abbas Vaez Tabasi (Persian: ) is an influential member of the Expediency Discernment Council and the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... Ayatollah Mohammed Emami-Kashani is a fundamentalist mullah in the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... Image:Mosavi90807. ... Ali Akbar Velayati Ali Akbar Velayati (علی‌اکبر ولایتی; born June 25, 1945 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician and a pediatrician, currently an Advisor in International Affairs to the Supreme Leader. ... Mohammad Mohammadi Nik, famously known as Reyshahri, is an Iranian cleric and politician. ... Hojatoleslam Hassan Sanei is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. ... Hojatoleslam Hassan Rowhani (حسن روحانی) is an Iranian politician and cleric, and as of July 2005, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. ... Habibollah Asgaroladi (Persian: ) is an Iranian businessman and secretary-general of Islamic Coalition Party, an influential conservative political party in Iran. ... Ayatollah Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi (قربانعلی دری نجف‌آبادی) is an Iranian politician and cleric, previously the Minister of Intelligence of Iran. ... Ali Larijani while lecturing for his presidential campaign at Sharif University of Technology in March, 2005. ... Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Tavassoli is a member of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Gholam Reza Aghazadeh is a Vice President for Atomic Energy[1] of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. ... Mohammad Hashemi is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. ... Hassan Ebrahim Habibi (in Persian: حسن ابراهیم حبیبی) (born 1937?) is an Iranian politician and scholar, presently the Head of Academy of Persian Language and Literature (from October 11, 2004, for four years), and a member of the High Council of Cultural Revolution. ... Mohsen Rezaee Mirghaed (محسن رضائی), born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirghaed in September 1954, is an Iranian politician, professor, and military commander, currently the Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran. ... Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah (Persian: , born 1926 in Esfahan) is an Iranian ayatollah and political figure. ... Hojatoleslam/Ayatollah Ali Movahedi-Kermani is representative of Ali Khamenei in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards in the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... Hodjatoleslam Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri was the speaker of the Majles of Iran. ... Mohammad Reza Aref (محمدرضا عارف) (born 1941 in Yazd) is an Iranian (Persian) politician and university professor. ... Haddad-Adel Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel (غلامعلی حداد عادل in Persian) born in 1945 in Tehran, Iran, is the chairman of the Iranian Parliament. ... Hojjat ol-Eslam Majead Ansari (حجت‌الاسلام مجید انصاری; born in Zarand, Kerman province), also spelled Majid Ansari is an Iranian politician and cleric. ... Mohammad Reza Bahonar (محمدرضا باهنر in Persian) is the conservative First Vice Speaker of the Parliament of Iran. ... This page includes English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations such as . ...

1. President
2. Speaker of Majles
3. Chief of the Judiciary
4. The minister concerned depending on the subject under discussion
5. The representative of Majlis commission concerning the subject discussed

• If mediating between Majlis and Guardian Council, the council will also include the six clerics of the Guardian Council.

Majlis (مجلس) is an Arabic term used to describe various types of formal legislative assemblies in countries with linguistic or cultural connections to Islamic countries. ... The Guardian Council of the Constitution[1] (Persian: شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی) is a high chamber within the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ...

Members (1997-2002)

The following is a list of its members of the year 1997-2002^[6][7].

Mohammad Khatami (Persian : سید محمد خاتمی Seyyed Moḥammad KhātamÄ«), born on September 29, 1943, in Ardakan city of Yazd province, is an Iranian intellectual, philosopher and political figure. ... Hodjatoleslam Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri was the speaker of the Majles of Iran. ... Hojjat ol-Eslam Mehdi Karroubi (مهدی کروبی ; born 1939? in Aligoudarz in Lorestan) is an Iranian politician and cleric, the resigned chairman and founding member of the Militant Clerics Society party. ... Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi (In Persian: آیت‌الله محمد یزدی) was head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999 when he succeeded by Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi. ... Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (آیت‌الله سید محمود هاشمی شاهرودی) (Born 1948 in Najaf, Iraq[1]) is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric. ... Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah (Persian: , born 1926 in Esfahan) is an Iranian ayatollah and political figure. ... Ayatollah Reza Ostadi is a member of the Expediency Discernment Council and the Assembly of Experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... Ayatollah Gholamreza Rezvani is a member of the powerful Council of Guardians in the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... Ayatollah Mohammad Momen is a Faqih (a cleric qualified to judge based on Islamic law) and a very influential member of the Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi (In Persian: آیت‌الله محمد یزدی) was head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999 when he succeeded by Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi. ...

See also

References and notes

External links

• Official Website
• GlobalSecurity.org on the Expediency Discernment Council
• GlobalSecurity.org's list of members of the Expediency Discernment Council (a little out of date)
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty(RFE/RL) 13 September 2004, mentions Expediency Council
• A Caliphate disguised as a republic