Vilayat-e Faqih
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- For the doctrine, see Guardianship of the Islamic jurists
- For the book by Ayatollah Khomeini, see Hokumat-e Islami : Velayat-e faqih (book by Khomeini)
- For the book by Saleh Najaf-Abadi, see Waliyat al-faqih (book by Saleh Najaf-Abadi)
- For the Wilayat-e-Faqih of the Islamic Republic of Iran, see Supreme Leader of IranSupreme Leader of IranThe Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...
- For the current Wilayat-e-Faqih of IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, see Ali KhameneiAli KhameneiAyatollah Seyed Ali Hoseyni Khāmene’i is the Supreme Leader of Iran and the figurative head of the Muslim conservative establishment in Iran and Twelver Shi'a marja...