Article 107
After the demise of the eminent marji' al-taqlid and great
leader of the universal Islamic revolution, and founder of the
Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatullah al-'Uzma Imam Khumayni -
quddisa sirruh al-sharif - who was recognized and accepted as
marji' and Leader by a decisive majority of the people, the task of
appointing the Leader shall be vested with the experts elected by
the people. The experts will review and consult among themselves
concerning all the fuqaha' possessing the qualifications specified
in Articles 5 and 109. In the event they find one of them better
versed in Islamic regulations, the subjects of the fiqh, or in
political and social Issues, or possessing general popularity or
special prominence for any of the qualifications mentioned in
Article 109, they shall elect him as the Leader. Otherwise, in the
absence of such a superiority, they shall elect and declare one of
them as the Leader. The Leader thus elected by the Assembly of
Experts shall assume all the powers of the wilayat al-amr and all
the responsibilities arising therefrom.
The Leader is equal with the rest of the people of the country
in the eyes of law.