Supreme Leader election, 1989
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June 4, 1989 (1989-06-04) |
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86 Members in the Assembly of Experts
58 votes needed to win |
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86.04% |
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The Supreme Leader of Iran election, 1989 was an indirect election where the Assembly of Experts members voted to choose the second Supreme Leader of Iran. The election was held on June 4, 1989, the morning after Ruhollah Khomeini's death and Ali Khamenei was elected as his successor with 60 votes out of 74.[1]
According to the testimony of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the chamber before voting, in accordance with Ruhollah Khomeini's wish, Ali Khamenei was a suitable successor for him. He testified that in a meeting in late March 1989, Ruhollah Khomeini was asked about lack of a suitable successor for him after Hussein-Ali Montazeri was deposed and then he replied that Ali Khamenei is suitable.[2]
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