Expediency Discernment Council
| Expediency Discernment Council مجمع تشخیص مصلحت نظام | |
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Chairman |
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Since 6 February 1989 |
Secretary-General |
Mohsen Rezaee Since 22 October 1997 |
| Seats | 39 |
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| Marble Palace, Tehran, Iran | |
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| www.majma.ir | |
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The Expediency Discernment Council of the System[1] (Persian: مجمع تشخیص مصلحت نظام Majma' Tašxis Maṣlahat Nezâm) is an administrative assembly appointed by the Supreme Leader[2] and was created upon the revision to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 6 February 1988.[3] It was originally set up to resolve differences or conflicts between the Majlis and the Guardian Council, but "its true power lies more in its advisory role to the Supreme Leader." According to Hooman Majd, the Leader "delegated some of his own authority to the council — granting it supervisory powers over all branches of the government" — following President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election in 2005.[4]
Members of the council are chosen by the Supreme Leader every five years.[5]
Members (current)
On 14 March 2012, a new council was appointed for a five-year period.
- Hashemi Rafsanjani, Akbar, Ayatollah (Chairman of the Council) *
- Mohsen Rezaee, Ph.D.* (Secretary General)
- Rouhani, Hassan, Hojatoleslam, Ph.D. *
- Larijani, Ali, Ph.D. *
- Jannati, Ahmad, Ayatollah *
- Amini Najafabadi, Ebrahim, Ayatollah *
- Haddad-Adel, Gholam Ali, Ph.D. *
- Movahedi-Kermani, Ali, Ayatollah *
- Velayati, Ali Akbar, M.D. *
- Dorri Najafabadi, Ghorbanali, Ayatollah *
- Sane'i, Hassan, Hojatoleslam *
- Asgar Owladi, Habibollah *
- Bahonar, Mohammad Reza
- Tavassoli Mahallati, Mohammad Reza, Ayatollah *
- Mirsalim, Mostafa *
- Nabavi, Morteza *
- Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri, Hojatoleslam *
- Firouzabadi, Hassan, Major General *
- Aghazadeh, Gholam Reza *
- Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud, Ph.D.
- Jalili, Saeed, Ph.D.
- Agha-Mohammadi, Ali
- Forouzandeh, Mohammad
- Danesh-Jafari, Davoud
- Vahidi, Ahmad
- Hashemi Shahroudi, Mahmoud
- Mohseni Eje'ei, Gholamhossein
- Mohammadi Araghim, Mahmoud
- Mesbahi Moghaddam, Gholamreza
- Ansari, Majid
- Iravani, Mohammad Javad
- Davoudi, Parviz
- Saffar Harandi, Mohammad Hossein
- Aref, Mohammad Reza
- Mohammadi, Hossein
- Mozaffar, Hossein
- Mirsalim, Mostafa
- Vaeez Zadeh, Sadeq
Members (2007–2012)
The following is a list of its members of the years (2007-2012):[6]
- Hashemi Rafsanjani, Akbar, Ayatollah (Chairman of the Council) *
- Mohsen Rezaee, Ph.D.* (Secretary General)
- Jannati, Ahmad, Ayatollah *
- Vaez Tabasi, Abbas, Ayatollah *
- Amini Najafabadi, Ebrahim, Ayatollah *
- Haddad-Adel, Gholam Ali, Ph.D. *
- Emami Kashani, Mohammad, Ayatollah *
- Movahedi-Kermani, Ali, Ayatollah *
- Habibi, Hassan Ebrahim, Ph.D. *
- Mousavi, Mir Hossein Ms.C. *
- Velayati, Ali Akbar, M.D. *
- Dorri Najafabadi, Ghorbanali, Ayatollah *
- Mohammadi Reyshahri, Mohammad, Hojatoleslam *
- Sane'i, Hassan, Hojatoleslam *
- Rouhani, Hassan, Hojatoleslam, Ph.D. *
- Asgar Owladi, Habibollah *
- Larijani, Ali, Ph.D. *
- Bahonar, Mohammad Reza
- Tavassoli Mahallati, Mohammad Reza, Ayatollah *
- Mirsalim, Mostafa *
- Nabavi, Morteza *
- Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri, Hojatoleslam *
- Firouzabadi, Hassan, Major General *
- Aghazadeh, Gholam Reza *
- Namdar Zanganeh, Bijan *
- Ali Agha-Mohammadi
- Mohammad Forouzandeh
- Davoud Danesh-Jafari
Members (2002–2007)
The following is a list of its members of the years 2002-2007.[7]
- Hashemi Rafsanjani, Akbar, Ayatollah (Chairman) *
- Amini Najafabadi, Ibrahim, Ayatollah *
- Vaez Tabasi, Abbas, Hojatoleslam *
- Emami Kashani, Mohammad, Ayatollah *
- Mousavi, Mir Hussein *
- Velayati, Ali Akbar *
- Mohammadi Reyshahri, Mohammad, Hojatoleslam *
- Sane'i, Hassan, Hojatoleslam *
- Rouhani, Hassan, Hojatoleslam, Ph.D. *
- Asgar Owladi, Habibollah *
- Dorri Najafabadi, Qorbanali, Hojatoleslam *
- Larijani, Ali *
- Mirsalim, Mostafa *
- Tavassoli Mahallati, Mohammadreza, Ayatollah *
- Nabavi, Morteza *
- Firouzabadi, Hassan, Major General *
- Aqazadeh, Gholamreza *
- Namdar Zanganeh, Bijan *
- Rafsanjani, Mohammad Hashemi *
- Habibi, Hassan Ibrahim *
- Mohsen Rezaee * (Secretary General of the Council)
- Ahmad Jannati
- Ali Movahedi-Kermani
- Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri
- Mohammad Reza Aref
- Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel
- Majid Ansari
- Mohammad Reza Bahonar
- Hossein Mozaffar
- Mohammad Javad Irvani
- (*) - Re-appointed
Ex officio members:
- President
- Speaker of Majles
- Chief of the Judiciary
- The minister concerned depending on the subject under discussion
- 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.
Members (1997–2002)
The following is a list of its members of the year 1997-2002.[8][9]
See also
References and notes
- ↑ مجمع تشخیص مصلحت نظام
- ↑ Expediency Council BBC News
- ↑ Foreign press and media department
- ↑ Majd, Hooman, The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran, Doubleday, 2008, pp. 246-7.
- ↑ Islamic Republic of Iran Expediency Discernment Council of the System
- ↑ تركيب تازه اعضاي مجمع تشخيص مصلحت
- ↑ مجمع تشخیص مصلحت نظام
- ↑ Expediency Discernment Council Members
- ↑ Islamic Republic of Iran, Members of the Expediency Discernment Council of the System
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
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