Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran

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Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran
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"Lovers of the Ahl al-Bayt and the Takfiris issue" Summit participants meeting with Ali Khamenei - 23 November 2017 (cropped).jpg
Pictured here, the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya, part of the House of Leadership, is the place where the Supreme Leader usually meets the public.[1]
Agency overview
FormedJuly 1989
Preceding
  • Ruhollah Khomeini's residency (Jamaran)[2]
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
[ ⚑ ] : 35°41′31″N 51°23′55″E / 35.69194°N 51.39861°E / 35.69194; 51.39861
Agency executives
  • Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, Chief of Staff
  • Vahid Haghanian, Chief Personal Aide and Deputy Chief of Staff[3]
  • Asghar Mirhejazi, Chief of Security Office[3]
  • Mohammad Shirazi, Chief of Military Office[4]
Websitewww.leader.ir

The Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran (Persian: دفتر مقام معظم رهبری‎, Daftar-e Magham-e Moazzam-e Rahbari lit. Office of the Supreme Leadership Authority), also known as the House of Leadership (Persian: بیت رهبری‎, Beit-e Rahbari), is the official residence, bureaucratic office and principal workplace of the Supreme Leader of Iran[5] since 1989.

Its structure is a mixture of traditional Beit (religious office of Marja') and modern bureaucracy.[6] The institution is located in central Tehran[7] and is run by Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani.[3]

Overview

The Office of the Supreme Leader is used by the Supreme Leader to communicate and administer orders to various other military, cultural, economic, and political organizations. A number of political, military, and religious advisors work under this office. These advisors have an influential role in decisions made throughout country.

According to Ali Motahari, a member of parliament from Tehran, the influence of the Office of the Supreme Leader in the country's affairs are so great that "the parliament is effectively a branch of the Office of the Supreme Leader".[8]

Sanctions

On June 24, 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13876, in which the assets of the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, along with Ali Khamenei, are frozen following the incident near the Gulf of Oman days prior.[9][10]

See also

  • Ruhollah Khomeini's residency (Jamaran), similar compound of former leader
  • Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, the head of the supreme leader's office
  • Imam khomeini Mosalla Tehran

References

  1. "Supreme Leader receives people at Imam Khomeini Mosque". Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). 9 September 2015. http://www7.irna.ir/en/News/81753490/. 
  2. Mohammad Hamid Ansari, ed (2005). Iran today: twenty-five years after the Islamic revolution. ORF studies of contemporary Muslim societies. 3. Rupa & Co. pp. 213, 217. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sahimi, Muhammad (29 May 2013). "The Death of the Iranian Revolution". National Interest. http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/the-death-the-iranian-revolution-8522. 
  4. "Army Unveils Book on Supreme Leader's Remarks about Military Self-Sufficiency". Fars News Agency. 15 December 2014. http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930924001155. 
  5. Dickey, Cristopher (19 July 2009). "Ayatollah Khamenei's Journey". Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/ayatollah-khameneis-journey-80355. 
  6. Brumberg, Daniel; Farhi, Farideh (2016). "Role of The Office of Supreme Leader". Power and Change in Iran: Politics of Contention and Conciliation. Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Indiana University Press. pp. 150–151. ISBN 0253020794. 
  7. Richter, Paul (14 July 2015). "Key, secret concessions opened the way for Iran nuclear deal". LA Times. http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-saga-20150713-story.html. 
  8. Iran supreme leader office network radiofarda.com
  9. us mideast iran usa/trump puts sanctions on iranian supreme leader other top officials reuters.com
  10. resource center/sanctions/OFAC Enforcement treasury.gov

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