Government of Iran
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: نظام جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Nezâm-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân), known simply as Nezam (Persian: نظام, romanized: Nezâm, lit. 'the system'), is the ruling state and current political system in Iran, in power since the Iranian Revolution and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.
| Formation | 1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic formed) 21 August 1980 (first Islamic Consultative Assembly session) |
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| Founding document | Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Jurisdiction | Iran |
| Website | https://irangov.ir/ |
| Legislative branch | |
| Legislature | Islamic Consultative Assembly |
| Meeting place | Baharestan |
| Executive branch | |
| Leader | Supreme Leader (since 1979) President (since 1989) Prime Minister (1979–1989) |
| Appointer | Assembly of Experts (Supreme Leader) Direct popular vote (President) |
| Headquarters | Pasteur |
| Main organ | Cabinet |
| Departments | 19 Ministries |
| Judicial branch | |
| Court | Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Seat | Courthouse of Tehran |
| Government of Islamic Republic of Iran |
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Its constitution, adopted by an ex post facto referendum, uses separation of powers model with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial systems, while the Supreme Leader is the country's head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
It is currently one of the three governments using the title Islamic republic.
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