1989 Iranian Supreme Leader election

1989 Iranian Supreme Leader election

4 June 1989 (1989-06-04) Next →
86 Members in the Assembly of Experts 49 votes needed to win
Voting on mandating a 'Leadership Council'
Electoral vote 23 / 68 (34%)
First round
Nominee Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani Electoral vote 13 / 86 (15%)
Second round
Nominee Ali Khamenei Electoral vote 60 / 86 (70%)
Leader before election Ruhollah Khomeini Elected Leader Ali Khamenei

In the 1989 Iranian Supreme Leader election 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]