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Alireza Arafi appointed to Iran’s Leadership Council, ISNA reports

By Thomson Reuters Mar 1, 2026 | 4:05 AM

DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) – Alireza Arafi was ​appointed on ‌Sunday as the jurist member of Iran’s ‌Leadership ​Council, ⁠a body ⁠tasked with fulfilling the supreme leader’s role ​until the Assembly of ⁠Experts ⁠elects a ​new leader, ISNA ​news agency reported.

A ‌cleric member of the Guardian Council, ⁠Arafi will be part of the ⁠temporary ‌Leadership Council ⁠alongside President ​Masoud ‌Pezeshkian and ​Chief ⁠Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei.

(Reporting by Dubai NewsroomEditing by David ​Goodman)