Islamic Republic

Council of Experts (Iran)
An elected body of clerics in the Islamic Republic of Iran responsible for advising the Chief Legal Scholar, drafting the constitution, and selecting the Supreme Leader's successor.
Iranian Revolution of 1979
A geopolitical upheaval in Iran where Shii Muslim clerics and coalition forces overthrew the Pahlavi regime, leading to the establishment of an Islamic Republic.

Dictionary of Islam

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