29 Mar 2024
Wednesday 16 August 2017 - 16:02
Story Code : 272567

Moderate appointed to head Irans Expediency Council

Al-Monitor- On Aug. 14, Irans supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,appointed AyatollahMahmoud Hashemi Shahroudias the new chairman of the Expediency Council. Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjanihad headed the councilfor decades, until his death in January.

The Expediency Council was established in 1988 to resolve differences or conflicts between the parliament and theGuardian Council, which is tasked with assessing and approving parliament bills based on their adherence toIslamic law.

Prior to Khameneiannouncingthecouncil's new leader, rumors had circulated about the possible appointmentof the conservative Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani, who temporarilychaired councilsessions afterRafsanjani's death, of Ebrahim Raisi, the conservative cleric defeated in the May presidential electionsby the moderate incumbentHassan Rouhani.

The eventual appointee,HashemiShahroudi, headed the judiciary from 2001 to 2009and is a member oftheAssembly of Experts, which chooses and supervises the supremeleader.In the Iranianpolitical arena, Hashemi Shahroudi is considereda moderate ayatollah and has views closeto those ofRafsanjani, who also served as Iran's president for two terms (1989-1997) and led the moderate camp.

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