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Guardian Council

regulatory body in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Organization iranian_overseeing_council Q828689

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
Iranian overseeing council, election commission, upper house[2][3]
Country
Iran[1]
Official website
www.shora-gc.ir[6]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 35.688°, 51.401°
Applies to jurisdiction
Iran[7]
General secretary
Ahmad Jannati[10]
Has part(s)
Member of the Guardian Council, Secretary of the Guardian Council[4][5]
Number of seats
+12[8]
Official name
شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی[9]
P14541
1IJ7RV[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Council of Guardians en Guardian Council of the Constitution en Guardian Council ar مجلس صيانة الدستور cs Rada dohlížitelů da Vogternes Råd da Formynderskabsrådet de Wächterrat de Schura-ye Negahban-e Ghanun-e Asasi el Συμβούλιο των Φρουρών es Consejo de los Guardianes es Consejo de Guardianes fa شورای نگهبان fa شورای نگهبان رهبری fa شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی fr Conseil de gardien fr Conseil des Gardiens fr Conseil des gardiens de la Constitution he מועצת שומרי החוקה he מועצת שומרי החוקה באיראן
🔖 Identifiers · 5
BBC Things ID
5c5431ac-e819-4f7c-bb3f-323aca77f891
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
18171
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Council-of-Guardians
Freebase ID
/m/01k59g
Topic's main category
Category:Guardian Council

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Instance of 2
upper house, election commission
Applies to jurisdiction 1
Iran
Country 1
Iran
General secretary 1
Ahmad Jannati
← Member of 1
Alireza Arafi
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  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . zgbk.com. zgbk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of seats → {'amount': '+12'}
    Topic's main category → Category:Guardian Council
    Country → Iran
    Has parts → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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