TEHRAN (Tasnim) � Presiding boards of the commissions of Iran�s Assembly of Experts were elected by the members of the commissions to a two-year term in office.

By casting votes in secret ballots on Thursday, members of various commissions of the Assembly of Experts elected the chairmen and other members of the presiding boards of the commissions.

According to the votes, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, who heads the Assembly of Experts, was also elected as the chairman of the Commission of Inquiry.

The assembly has six commissions in total.

The Assembly of Experts, as a high-ranking body in the Islamic Republic, elects and oversees the activities of the leader of the Islamic Revolution.

The 88 members of the assembly are directly elected to office by people for an eight-year term. It holds biannual meetings to appoint a new chairman.

The latest Assembly of Experts polls were held across Iran on February 26.

By Tasnim News Agency