Supreme Leader of Iran

The Supreme Leader of Iran is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Official standard
Incumbent Ali Khamenei since 4 June 1989
Office of the Supreme Leader
Style	His Eminence His Excellency (international correspondence)
Status	Head of State
Reports to	Assembly of Experts
Residence	House of Leadership
Seat	Tehran
Appointer	Assembly of Experts
Term length	Life tenure[1]
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Iran
Formation	3 December 1979
First holder	Ruhollah Khomeini
Website	www.leader.ir

The Supreme Leader is also the highest ranking Islamic cleric in the country.

The position of Supreme Leader was created after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran.

The Supreme Leader is more powerful than the President of Iran and chooses the heads of many powerful posts in the military, the government, and the judiciary.

Ayatollah Khomeini (died 1989) and Ali Khamenei have become Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic so far.