Alireza Arafi appointed to Iran’s Leadership Council
3/1/2026 12:17:18 PM
Alireza Arafi, a cleric member of the Guardian Council, has been appointed as the jurist member of Iran’s Leadership Council, a body tasked with fulfilling the supreme leader’s role until the Assembly of Experts elects a new leader.
Arafi will be part of the temporary Leadership Council alongside President Masoud Pezeshkian and Supreme Court Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei.
Arafi will be part of the temporary Leadership Council alongside President Masoud Pezeshkian and Supreme Court Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei.