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- noun The
head of state andcommander-in-chief of the entire armed forces of theIslamic Republic of Iran , with the authority to dismiss the Iranianpresident . The Supreme Leader is also the highest-ranking spiritual leader in Iran.
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Examples
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Clinton tried several times to engage, but the Supreme Leader is a paranoid man who will broker no relations with the US.
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Should Ayatollah Khamenei, the so-called Supreme Leader, end up swinging from a lamppost, Obama's first instinct will be to urge an end to violence.
China Confidential 2009
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I think there are three essential worries here: one is the election reflecting the will of the people; the second is Iran's authorities respecting human rights and the rights for protest; but thirdly, and importantly, irrespective of the outcome of all these issues and matters, the point I've made repeatedly is that whoever emerges, whether it's President Ahmadinejad or anyone else, Iran needs to change its policy and that includes not just the Iranian Government, but also the attitude of the so-called Supreme Leader and the so-called Governing Council ...
Interview with Sky News - The Hon Stephen Smith MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs 2009
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For the first time also Viomak has named one song on the album Supreme Leader which is also the album title.
Viomak to endorse Supreme Leader title with protest music album 2009
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For the first time also Viomak has named one song on the album Supreme Leader which is also the album title.
Viomak to endorse Supreme Leader title with protest music album 2009
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My son, the Great Successor, will carry on with my work and that of my father, the Supreme Leader.
MP Nunan: Christopher Hitchens Meets Kim Jong Il and the Class of 2011 MP Nunan 2011
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On May 31, 2011, Ayatollah Abdolnabi Namazi, the Friday prayer leader of Kashan, announced that the Supreme Leader had ordered the arrest of officials close to Mashaei but had ruled against the arrest of Mashaei himself.
Ali Rahnema: Ayatollah Khamenei at Unprecedented Religio-Political Summits: The Hidden Imam's Infallible Representative Ali Rahnema 2011
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On May 31, 2011, Ayatollah Abdolnabi Namazi, the Friday prayer leader of Kashan, announced that the Supreme Leader had ordered the arrest of officials close to Mashaei but had ruled against the arrest of Mashaei himself.
Ali Rahnema: Ayatollah Khamenei at Unprecedented Religio-Political Summits: The Hidden Imam's Infallible Representative Ali Rahnema 2011
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In his first disobedient act as president, Ahmadinejad ignored the Supreme Leader's order.
Geneive Abdo: Clash Over Mashaei Reveals Fissures Within the Iranian Regime Geneive Abdo 2011
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In his first disobedient act as president, Ahmadinejad ignored the Supreme Leader's order.
Geneive Abdo: Clash Over Mashaei Reveals Fissures Within the Iranian Regime Geneive Abdo 2011
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