The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran

The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran consists of one introduction, 14 chapters and 177 articles. According to the Constitution, Islamic Republic of Iran is ruled based on Islamic beliefs and its legitimacy comes from the concept of Wilayate Faqih and people's vote. The country is ruled by people through holding free elections. The leader, being as just jurisprudents, of the country is elected indirectly by people's vote through the Experts Council. The ruling powers in Iran are: the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary. Members of the Islamic Parliament of Iran as well as the president are elected through the polls. The Guardian Council of the Constitution consisting of lawyers and jurisprudents supervise the decisions made by the Parliament so that such decisions are based on Islamic laws. CONTENTS Publisher's Note / First Edition 1 Preamble 7 CHAPTER I General Principles 23 CHAPTER II The Country's Official Language, Script, Calendar, and Flag 31 CHAPTER III The Rights of the People 33 CHAPTER IV The Economy and Finance 39 CHAPTER V National Sovereignty and Powers Derived from it 45 CHAPTER VI The Legislature 47 CHAPTER VII The Councils 61 CHAPTER VIII The Leader or the Leadership Council 65 CHAPTER IX The Executive 71 CHAPTER X Foreign Policy 83 CHAPTER XI The Judiciary 85 CHAPTER XII Radio and Television 91 CHAPTER XIII The Supreme Council of National Security 93 CHAPTER XIV Revision of the Constitution 95