Alireza Arafi appointed to Iran's Leadership Council, ISNA reports

2026-03-01 10:43:43

DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - Alireza Arafi was appointed on Sunday 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, ISNA news agency reported.

A cleric member of the Guardian Council, Arafi will be part of the temporary Leadership Council alongside President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei.

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Reporting by Dubai Newsroom Editing by David Goodman

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