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The Expediency Discernment Council of the System^[1] (Persian: مجمع تشخیص مصلحت نظام), is an administrative assembly appointed by the Supreme Leader^[2] and was created upon the revision to the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran on 6 February 1988.^[3] It was originally set up to resolve differences or conflicts between the Majlis and the Council of Guardians, 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]

Contents 1 Members (current) 2 Members (2002-2007) 3 Members (1997-2002) 4 See also 5 References and notes 6 External links

[edit] Members (current)

On 27 February 2007, a new council was appointed for a five year period:^[5]

1. Hashemi Rafsanjani, Akbar, Ayatollah (Chairman) *
2. Jannati, Ahmad, Ayatollah *
3. Vaez Tabasi, Abbas, Ayatollah *
4. Amini Najafabadi, Ebrahim, Ayatollah *
5. Haddad-Adel, Gholam Ali, Ph.D. *
6. Emami Kashani, Mohammad, Ayatollah *
7. Movahedi-Kermani, Ali, Ayatollah *
8. Habibi, Hassan Ebrahim, Ph.D. *
9. Mousavi, Mir Hossein Ms.C. *
10. Velayati, Ali Akbar, M.D. *
11. Dorri Najafabadi, Ghorbanali, Ayatollah *
12. Mohammadi Reyshahri, Mohammad, Hojatoleslam *
13. Sane'i, Hassan, Hojatoleslam *
14. Fereidoun Rowhani, Hassan, Hojatoleslam *
15. Asgar Owladi, Habibollah *
16. Larijani, Ali, Ph.D. *
17. Bahonar, Mohammad Reza
18. Tavassoli Mahallati, Mohammad Reza, Ayatollah *
19. Mirsalim, Mostafa *
20. Nabavi, Morteza *
21. Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri, Hojatoleslam *
22. Firouzabadi, Hassan, Major General *
23. Aghazadeh, Gholam Reza *
24. Namdar Zanganeh, Bijan *
25. Mohsen Rezaee, Ph.D.*
26. Ali Agha-Mohammadi
27. Mohammad Forouzandeh
28. Davoud Danesh-Jafari

[edit] Members (2002-2007)

The following is a list of its members of the years 2002-2007.^[6]

1. Hashemi Rafsanjani, Akbar, Ayatollah (Chairman) *
2. Amini Najafabadi, Ibrahim, Ayatollah *
3. Vaez Tabasi, Abbas, Hojjatoleslam *
4. Emami Kashani, Mohammad, Ayatollah *
5. Mousavi, Mir Hussein *
6. Velayati, Ali Akbar *
7. Mohammadi Reyshahri, Mohammad, Hojjatoleslam *
8. Sane'i, Hassan, Hojjatoleslam *
9. Fereidoun Rowhani, Hassan, Hojjatoleslam *
10. Asgar Owladi, Habibollah *
11. Dorri Najafabadi, Qorbanali, Hojjatoleslam *
12. Larijani, Ali *
13. Mirsalim, Mostafa *
14. Tavassoli Mahallati, Mohammadreza, Ayatollah *
15. Nabavi, Morteza *
16. Firouzabadi, Hassan, Major General *
17. Aqazadeh, Gholamreza *
18. Namdar Zanganeh, Bijan *
19. Rafsanjani, Mohammad Hashemi *
20. Habibi, Hassan Ibrahim *
21. Mohsen Rezaee *
22. Ahmad Jannati
23. Ali Movahedi-Kermani
24. Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri
25. Mohammad Reza Aref
26. Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel
27. Majid Ansari
28. Mohammad Reza Bahonar
29. Hossein Mozaffar
30. Mohammad Javad Irvani

(*) - Re-appointed

Ex-officio members:

1. President
2. Speaker of Majles
3. Chief of the Judiciary
4. The minister concerned depending on the subject under discussion
5. 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.

[edit] Members (1997-2002)

The following is a list of its members of the year 1997-2002.^[7][8]

Tabasi, Abbas, Hojjatoleslam Emami Kashani, Mohammad, Ayatollah Mousavi, Mir Hussein Velayati, Ali Akbar Mohammadi Reyshahri, Mohammad, Hojjatoleslam Sane'i, Hassan, Hojjatoleslam Fereidoun Rowhani, Hassan, Hojjatoleslam Mousavi Khoeiniha, Mohammad, Hojjaoleslam Asgar Owladi, Habibollah Dorri Najafabadi, Qorbanali, Hojjatoleslam Larijani, Ali Mirsalim, Mostafa Tavassoli Mahallati, Mohammadreza, Ayatollah Nouri, Abdullah, Hojjatoleslam Nabavi, Morteza Firouzabadi, Hassan, Lt. General Aqazadeh, Gholamreza Namdar Zanganeh, Bijan Rafsanjani, Mohammad Hashemi Nourbakhsh, Mohsen Habibi, Hassan Ibrahim Mohsen Rezaee

Ex-officio members: President: Khatami, Mohammad, Hojjatoleslam Majlis Speaker: Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri, Hojjatoleslam followed by Karroubi, Mehdi, Hojjatoleslam Judiciary Chief: Yazdi, Mohammad, Ayatollah followed by Hashemi Shahroudi, Mahmoud, Ayatollah The minister concerned depending on the subject under discussion Clergy members of Guardians Council at one point: Jannati, Ahmad, Ayatollah Ostadi, Reza, Ayatollah Rezvani, Gholamreza, Ayatollah Mo'men, Mohammad, Ayatollah Yazdi, Mohammad, Ayatollah Taheri Khoram-Abadi, Hasan, Ayatollah

[edit] See also

v • d • e Unicameral legislature of Islamic Republic of Iran Islamic Consultative Assembly • Overseeing bodies: • Assembly of Experts • Guardian Council • Expediency Council •

[edit] References and notes

[edit] 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