For the previous constitution, see Persian Constitution of 1906.
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Overview
Jurisdiction
Islamic Republic of Iran
Created
24 October 1979
Ratified
3 December 1979
Date effective
3 December 1979
Government structure
Branches
3
Head of state
Supreme Leader
Chambers
Islamic Consultative Assembly Guardian Council
Executive
President led Government Prime Minister (defunct)
Judiciary
Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran Supreme Court of Iran
History
First legislature
14 March 1980
First executive
5 February 1980
Amendments
1
Last amended
28 July 1989
Location
Tehran
Author(s)
Assembly of Experts for Constitution
Signatories
Constitutional referendum by the citizens of Iran
Supersedes
Persian Constitution of 1906
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran[1][2] (Persian: قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Qanun-e Asasi-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Iran) is the supreme law of Iran. It was adopted by referendum on 2 and 3 December 1979,[3][4] and went into force replacing the Constitution of 1906.[5] It has been amended once, on 28 July 1989.[6] The constitution was originally made up of 175 articles in twelve chapters,[7] but amended in 1989 to 177 articles in fourteen chapters.[8]
It has been called a "hybrid" of "theocratic and democratic elements". Articles One and Two vest sovereignty in God; but article Six "mandates popular elections for the presidency and the Majlis, or parliament."[9] However, main 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).[9][10]
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^Mahmood T. Davari (1 October 2004). The Political Thought of Ayatollah Murtaza Mutahhari: An Iranian Theoretician of the Islamic State. Routledge. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-134-29488-6.
^Eur (31 October 2002). The Middle East and North Africa 2003. Psychology Press. p. 414. ISBN 978-1-85743-132-2.
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^ abFrancis Fukuyama (28 July 2009). "Francis Fukuyama: Iranian constitution democratic at heart – WSJ". WSJ. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^Richard Horowitz. "A Detailed Analysis of Iran's Constitution – World Policy Institute" (PDF). worldpolicy.org. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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