1985 Iranian deputy supreme leader election

15 July 1985 1985 Iranian deputy supreme leader election Islamic Republic of Iran Office established no presidential 86 members of the Assembly of Experts HussainAliMontazeri.jpg Islamic Republican Party andSociety of Seminary Teachers of Qom Hussein-Ali Montazeri Hussein-Ali Montazeri Islamic Republican Party Deputy Supreme Leader Elected Deputy Supreme Leader Unknown Elected Islamic Republican Party An election for the deputy supreme leader of Iran was held on 15 July 1985, following the circumstances of the Iran–Iraq War and the worsening physical condition of the supreme leader Ruhollah Khomeini. On the same day, Hussein-Ali Montazeri was announced as the deputy supreme leader after his victory in the election as he was the sole nominee in the election.http://www.seratnews.ir/fa/news/21339/نقش-هاشمی-در-قائم-مقامی-منتظریNYT, 24 November 1985, p. 10.Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah Moin Baqer 2000 262 Thomas Dunne Books New York 978-0-312-26490-1 https://archive.org/details/khomeinilifeofay00moin/page/262Iran: A RevolutIonary RepublIc in TransItIon Institute for Security Studies European Union Paris 978-92-9198-198-4 9–22 http://www.ab.gov.tr/files/ardb/evt/1_avrupa_birligi/1_9_politikalar/1_9_8_dis_politika/Iran_A_revolutionary_republic_in_transition.pdf Rouzbeh Parsi Rouzbeh Parsi 27 July 2013 Chaillot Papers Introduction: Iran at a critical juncture February 2012 25 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210225191539/https://www.ab.gov.tr/files/ardb/evt/1_avrupa_birligi/1_9_politikalar/1_9_8_dis_politika/Iran_A_revolutionary_republic_in_transition.pdf deadhttps://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/world/middleeast/22ayatollah.html?_r=1&hp Background Montazeri initially rejected Khomeini's proposal to make him his successor, insisting that the choice of successor be left to the Assembly of Experts, which happened.Kayhan, quoted in Reinventing Khomeini: the struggle for reform in Iran Brumberg Daniel 2001 172 University of Chicago Press Chicago 978-0-226-07757-4NYT, 24 November 1985, p. 10. Aftermath While already elected the eventual choice was firstly revealed in November 1985.Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah Moin Baqer 2000 262 Thomas Dunne Books New York 978-0-312-26490-1 https://archive.org/details/khomeinilifeofay00moin/page/262 It was revealed to everyone by Hadi Barikbin during Friday prayers.https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/820386/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%84-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86 See also Deputy Supreme Leader of Iran Supreme Leader of Iran 1989 Iranian supreme leader election 2026 Iranian supreme leader election Interim Leadership Council References Category:1985 elections in Iran Category:Assembly of Experts Category:Iranian supreme leader elections Category:July 1985 in Asia