The Iranian state doctrine of 'Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist' (velayat-e faqih) was introduced by Ruhollah Khomeini and lacks roots in traditional Shi'a theology.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: BTI Project
  Iran Country Report 2026 - BTI Transformation Index

Sources

• Iran Country Report 2026 - BTI Transformation Index bti-project.org BTI Project via serper

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• Ruhollah Khomeini entity
• Velayat-e faqih concept