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Head of the Judiciary Branch (usually a member of the Assembly of Experts) for a term of 8 years
Iran’s constitution sets the head of the judiciary’s term at five years, not eight.
Full reasoning
Article 157 of Iran’s constitution says the Leader appoints the head of the judiciary “for a period of five years.” A secondary overview of the office says the chief justice of Iran may serve up to two five-year terms. That directly contradicts the article’s statement that the term is 8 years.
2 sources
- ICL > Iran > Constitution
Article 157 [Head of Judiciary] ... the Leader shall appoint ... the head of the judiciary power for a period of five years who shall be the highest judicial authority.
- Chief Justice of Iran - Wikipedia
Term length 5 years, renewable once ... The chief justice may serve up to two five-year terms.
ministers of defense, intelligence, foreign affairs, and science.
Iran’s constitution does not give the Supreme Leader power to appoint those cabinet ministers; ministers are appointed by the president and need a parliamentary confidence vote.
Full reasoning
The article places this item inside a list of powers supposedly given to the Supreme Leader by the constitution and law. But Article 133 of Iran’s constitution says “Ministers will be appointed by the President and will be presented to the Assembly for a vote of confidence.” Article 110’s list of the Leader’s constitutional powers covers appointments such as the head of the judiciary, the head of state broadcasting, the chief of the general staff, and senior military commanders — not cabinet ministers.
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- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1979 (rev. 1989) Constitution - Constitute PDF
Article 133 ... Ministers will be appointed by the President and will be presented to the Assembly for a vote of confidence.
- ICL > Iran > Constitution
Article 110 [Leadership Powers] ... appointment, dismissal, and acceptance of resignation of ... the faqih members of the Guardian Council; the supreme judicial authority; the head of the radio and television network; the chief of the joint staff; the chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps; the supreme commanders of the armed forces.
Can dismiss and reinstate ministers.
The constitution gives the president, not the Supreme Leader, the power to dismiss ministers.
Full reasoning
This list describes powers supposedly granted to the Supreme Leader. But Article 136 of Iran’s constitution states: “The President can dismiss the ministers and in such case must obtain a vote of confidence from the Assembly for the new minister(s).” Article 110, which enumerates the Leader’s constitutional powers, does not give the Leader a general power to dismiss or reinstate cabinet ministers.
2 sources
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1979 (rev. 1989) Constitution - Constitute PDF
Article 136 ... The President can dismiss the ministers and in such case must obtain a vote of confidence from the Assembly for the new minister(s).
- ICL > Iran > Constitution
Article 110 [Leadership Powers] lists the Leader’s constitutional powers and does not include a general power to dismiss or reinstate ministers.
after being appointed by the head of the Iranian judiciary
The judiciary chief does not appoint those six Guardian Council jurists; he nominates them, and parliament elects them.
Full reasoning
Article 91 of Iran’s constitution says the six jurist members of the Guardian Council are “to be elected by the Islamic Consultative Assembly from among the Muslim jurists nominated by the Head of the Judicial Power.” In other words, the head of the judiciary proposes nominees, but the Assembly elects them. Describing them as first being “appointed by the head of the Iranian judiciary” is inaccurate.
2 sources
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1979 (rev. 1989) Constitution - Constitute
Article 91 ... six jurists, specializing in different areas of law, to be elected by the Islamic Consultative Assembly from among the Muslim jurists nominated by the Head of the Judicial Power.
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1979 (rev. 1989) Constitution - Constitute PDF
Article 91 ... six jurists ... to be elected by the Islamic Consultative Assembly from among the Muslim jurists nominated by the Head of the Judicial Power.
appointed by bodies (the Guardian Council) whose members are appointed by the supreme leader or appointed by an individual (Chief Justice of Iran) appointed by the supreme leader.
Not all non-clerical Guardian Council members are appointed by the judiciary chief; those six are nominated by the judiciary chief and elected by parliament.
Full reasoning
This sentence overstates how Guardian Council members are chosen. Under Article 91 of Iran’s constitution, the Leader selects six fuqaha, but the other six members are not appointed by the head of the judiciary. They are elected by the Islamic Consultative Assembly from among jurists nominated by the head of the judiciary. So describing those members as simply ‘appointed’ by the chief justice is inaccurate.
2 sources
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1979 (rev. 1989) Constitution - Constitute
Article 91 ... six jurists, specializing in different areas of law, to be elected by the Islamic Consultative Assembly from among the Muslim jurists nominated by the Head of the Judicial Power.
- ICL > Iran > Constitution
Article 91 ... six jurists, specializing in different areas of law, to be elected by the Islamic Consultative Assembly from among the Muslim jurists nominated by the Head of the Judicial Power.