The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei announces new make-up of Expediency Council

The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei has announced the new make-up for the country’s Expediency Council.

The members will serve a five-year term.

In the Wednesday decree, The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei praised all members of the Expediency Council for their efforts in their successful five-year-term.

Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was reappointed as the head of the Expediency Council for another term.

Other members include the heads of the three branches of the government, members of the Guardian Council and the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

The Expediency Council is an administrative assembly tasked with resolving differences between the Majlis (parliament) and the Guardian Council.