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Supreme Leader of Iran
The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest office of the Islamic Republic of Iran, created by the constitution of 1979 on the principle of the guardianship of the Islamic jurist. Held first by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and from 1989 by Ali Khamenei, it commands the armed forces, appoints the heads of the judiciary and state broadcasting, and stands above the elected president and parliament.
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