Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran

Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Created	24 October 1979
Ratified	28 July 1982
Location	Assembly of Experts
Author(s)	Members of Assembly of Experts

The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran was adopted by referendum on 2 and 3 December 1979, and went into force replacing the Constitution of 1905.It was amended on 28 July 1989. The constitution has been called a "hybrid" of "theocratic and democratic elements". While articles One and Two vest sovereignty in God, article six "mandates popular elections for the presidency and the Majlis, or parliament." However all democratic procedures and rights are subordinate to the Guardian Council and the Supreme Leader, whose powers are spelled out in Chapter Eight (Articles 107-112).

It is said that the thought of writing of constitutional law has been existed when Ruhollah Khomeini was driven away in Paris namely before the victory of Iranian Revolution.In other word,Of course the thought of writing of constitution had existed in the second half of 1357 solar and its early draft has been provided in Paris.

Its draft also has been produced there and after that has been considered in Iran many times.Ruhollah Khomeini promised to Iranian people,the establishment of assembly establishers.This task transferred to the provisional government by Mehdi Bazargan.

The draft constitution published by the provisional government of Mehdi Bazargan in June 1979 was modeled on the 1958 constitution of the French Fifth Republic.

Also provisional government transferred the task of establishment of assembly establishers to superieur council of revolution according to islamic resources.Then, during a joint summit between the members of provisional government and superieur council of revolution with presence of Ruhollah Khomeini in Qom, it is ordained that there is no need to establish of assembly establishers and they rejected it.Also after that, it is ordaind that Assembly of Experts has to be established.

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