Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution
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The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (SCCR; Persian: شورای عالی انقلاب فرهنگی, shoraye a'ali enqelabe farhangi) is a conservative-dominated body based in Qom, set up at the time of Ayatollah Khomeini. Its decisions can only be overruled by Iran's Supreme Leader. Most of its members were appointed by Ali Khamenei, Khomeini's successor.
The President of Iran is ex officio the chairman of the council.
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Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution | |
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Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Secretary | Abdol Hossein Khosrow Panah since 17 January 2023 |
Seats | 28[1] |
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Tehran, Iran | |
Website | |
sccr.ir |
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