
	Where results make sense

Topic: Expediency Discernment Council

In the News (Mon 6 Oct 08)

Eli Manning

Josh Beckett

Sage Rosenfels

South Ossetia

Super League

Angelina Jolie

West Bengal

Wayne Rooney

Howard Stern

Beth Ostrosky

	Expediency Discernment Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Expediency Discernment Council of the System (Persian: مجمع تشخیص مصلحت نظام), is an establishment in the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran.
		Its purpose is to resolve differences or conflicts between the Majlis and the Council of Guardians, and also to serve as a consultative council to the Supreme Leader.
		As of 2004, the council is headed by Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Expediency_Council (111 words)

	Encyclopedia: Guardian-Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Guardian Council of the Constitution (Ø´ÙØ±Ø§Û ÙÚ¯ÙØ¨Ø§Ù ÙØ§ÙÙÙ Ø§Ø³Ø§Ø³Û in Persian) is a high office within the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran which has the authority to interpret the constitution and to determine if the laws passed by the parliament are in line with the constitution of Iran.
		If the Majlis and the Council of Guardians couldn't decide on a case, it is passed up to the Expediency Council for a final decision.
		The current chairman of the council is Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, deputized by the lawyer Abbasali Kadkhodai.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Guardian_Council (1063 words)

	Expediency Discernment Council
		The Chairman of the Expediency Council is former Iranian President Ayatullah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
		The role of the Expediency Council was to settle the differences between the views of the Council of Guardians and the Islamic Assembly.
		As long as the Leader is not declared, a council composed of the President, Head of the Judiciary and one of the Faqihs (jurisconsults) of the Council of Guardians chosen by the Majma-e- Tashkhis-e- Maslahate-e- Nezam shall collectively discharge the functions of the Leader on a temporary basis.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/iran/edc.htm (1431 words)

	Welcome to Iran Embassy - South Africa ( Political System - Expediency Discernment Council of the System ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Expediency Discernment Council of the System (EDCS) was established on February 6, 1988 upon the orders of Imam Khomeini to overcome the differences of views between the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) and the Council of Guardians.
		The Expediency Discernment Council should have an active and significant secretariat to prepare the cases that are to be discussed in the sessions and to make necessary arrangements.
		The Council is duty bound to draw up, in its early sessions some comprehensive regulations pertaining to the manner of formation of sessions, putting forward and approval of subject matters, as well as other details, and then send the same to me for my approval.
	www.iremb.org.za /English/X-D.htm (984 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Islamic Republic of Iran, The Expediency Discernment Council of the...
		Rafsanjani is currently the Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council, that resolves legislative issues between the Parliament and the Council of Guardians...
		Expediency Discernment Council of the System The Expediency Discernment Council of the System (EDCS) was established on February 6, 1988 upon the orders of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to overcome the...
	expediency_discernment_council.iqexpand.com (424 words)

	Politics of Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The leader appoints the six religious members of the Council of Guardians (the six lay members--lawyers--are named by the Islamic Consultative Assembly, or Majles); appoints the highest judicial authority, who must be a religious jurist; and is commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
		The president appoints and supervises the Council of Ministers (members of the cabinet), coordinates government decisions, and selects government policies to be placed before the Islamic Assembly.
		In 1988, Ayatollah Khomeini created the Expediency Discernment Council, which resolves legislative issues on which the Parliament and the Council of Guardians fail to reach an agreement.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Iran (1314 words)

	Iranian presidential election, 2005 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mohsen Rezaee, one of the approved conservative candidates, who is the Secretary of Expediency Discernment Council and a previous commander of the Iran-Iraq war, withdrew in the evening of June 15.
		Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council and a former President of Iran, who has won the support of several parties from both of the wings (and may still win more support), but is considered to be leaned towards the conservatives more than towards the reformists.
		Asgharzadeh was rejected by the Guardian Council to run as a candidate in the 2001 presidential elections, which had made him unlikely to be approved this time.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/2005_Iranian_presidential_election (2750 words)

	Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Duties, powers and qualifications of the leaders, or the Leadership Council, as the case may be, have been specified by the constitution (Article 109-111).
		The Gu ardian Council, as it is known for short, is in effect an upper house of parliament with the power to vote out the lower house's resolutions.
		The first group of six is appointed by the leader, or the Leadership Council, and the second group is elected by the Majlis from among candidates nominated by the Supreme Judicial Council.
	www.peace-social-justice.org /archive2.shtml (5571 words)

	Mohsen Rezaee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mohsen Rezaee Mirgha'ed (محسن رضائی), born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirgha'ed in September 1954, is an Iranian politician, professor, and military commander, currently the Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran.
		Before that, Rezaee was the Chief Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and a key commander of the Iran-Iraq War.
		Rezaee became the Chief Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in 1981, when he was only twenty-seven years old, and remained in the post until 1997, when he left the militiary for the Expediency Discernment Council, where he became the Secretary and the Chair of the Commision for Macroeconomics and Commerce.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mohsen_Rezaee (293 words)

	Iran. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The former, some of whose members are appointed by the judiciary and approved by parliament, works in close conjunction with the government and must approve both candidates for political office and legislation passed by parliament.
		In Aug., 2002, a frustrated Khatami called for legislation to limit the powers of the Guardian Council and restore presidential powers to act as head of state and enforce the constitution, and in June, 2003, there were ongoing demonstrations by students in Tehran in favor of reform.
		The Guardian Council had barred many reformers from running, including some sitting members of parliament, and many reformers denounced the move as an attempt to fix the election and called for a electoral boycott.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ir/Iran.html (4371 words)

	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Akbar Hashemi Bahramani (Persian: اکبر هاشمی بهرمانی), also known as Hashemi Rafsanjani (هاشمی رفسنجانی), born August 25, 1934, is one of the most influential Iranian politicians, the Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran, and a leading candidate in the 2005 Iranian presidential election.
		Hashemi Rafsanjani is currently the Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council, that resolves legislative issues between the Parliament and the Council of Guardians and advises the supreme leader on matters of national policy.
		The Council of Guardians then ruled numerous ballots "void" and were able to get him chosen as the 30th candidate.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/Akbar-Hashemi-Rafsanjani.htm (580 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| REGION \| Conservative finale?
		The political atmosphere in Iran before the elections was one in which the conservatives seemed determined to remove the reformers from the parliament, indeed from the entire government apparatus.
		The Council has the right to disqualify parliamentary candidates who are deemed disloyal to the Velayat-e Faqih and other principles of the Islamic Republic.
		The move, although constitutional, was legally questionable, for the individuals affected by the measure were not given the chance to appeal their case.
	www.buzztracker.org /2004/02/27/cache/86462.html (2037 words)

	frederick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The highest authority in the Islamic Republic is Leader - or alternatively the Leadership Council - who exercises the combined supreme political and religious power and, indeed, is a manifestation of the integration of politics with religion (Article 5 of the constitution).
		After demise of Ayatollah Khomeini on 3 June 1989 Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamanei was elected by the Assembly of Experts in May 1989 as the new leader of the Islamic Republic.
		Resignation of Islamic canonist members of the Guardian Council, head of the judiciary, director of the Radio and Television Organisation, chief of army general staff, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, and the commanders of the armed and security forces;
	www.irvl.net /IRAN-STATE.htm (5548 words)

	Expediency Discernment Council Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Looking For expediency discernment council - Find expediency discernment council and more at Lycos Search.
		Find expediency discernment council - Your relevant result is a click away!
		Look for expediency discernment council - Find expediency discernment council at one of the best sites the Internet has to offer!
	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Expediency_Discernment_Council (316 words)

	New Iranian administration to run anti-American policy - PRAVDA.Ru
		Ahmadinejad is a proponent of the neo-conservative party, which won the majority of seats in the parliament last year.
		Ahmadinejad is a neo-conservative politician, who is ready to conduct economic modernization within the framework of the political structure and the political leadership of the Shiite clergy.
		It is worth mentioning that there is no candidate to take the position of the Expediency Discernment Council chairman in the event Rafsanjani is elected president.
	english.pravda.ru /world/20/91/366/15701_iran.html (901 words)

	Read about Expediency Discernment Council at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Expediency Discernment Council and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Read about Expediency Discernment Council at WorldVillage Encyclopedia.
		Majlis and the Council of Guardians, and also to serve as a consultative council to the Supreme Leader.
		As of 2004, the council is headed by
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Expediency_Discernment_Council (125 words)

	American Iranian Council - Update
		He is the brother of Sadegh Larijani (a cleric member of the Guardian Council), Mohammad Javad Larijani, and Fazel Larijani, (Iran's cultural attachee in Ottawa).
		The American Iranian Council depends on the support of its members and readers in order to improve understanding and dialogue between the nations and peoples of the United States and Iran.
		The mission of AIC is to be a constructive force, in cooperation and partnership with other organizations, in bringing the United States and Iran together, involving the Iranian-American community in the dialogue, and bringing attention to social and political conditions in Iran.
	www.american-iranian.org /pubs/aicupdate/03242005.html (2623 words)

	Iran Politics Club :: View topic - Iranian presidential Election of 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The candidates must first be approved by the Guardian Council before being put to public vote, and there is a chance that some of the possible reformist candidates won't win the approval, specially Behzad Nabavi or Mohammad Reza Khatami, who were rejected by the Council in the parliamentary elections of 2004.
		Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council and a former President of Iran, who may win the support of certain parties from both of the wings, but is considered to be leaned towards the conservatives more than towards the reformists.
		Ali Larijani, Supreme Leader's representative in National Security Council and a former director of IRIB, supported inside the conservative alliance by the ISE, considered to be the second choice of ABII.
	www.iranpoliticsclub.net /club/viewtopic.php?t=282 (1122 words)

	Rafsanjani favored to win Iranian presidential election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Conservative clerics dominating the Council of Guardians, a sort of constitutional court, had banned many candidates, including the reformist candidate, Mustafa Moin.
		After the fall of the Shah in 1979, he became a member of the Revolutionary Council, and then was appointed interior minister, charged with building up the country’s security forces and brutally suppressing left-wing groups.
		He is chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council, which was established to resolve conflicts between parliament and the Council of Guardians.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2005/jun2005/iran-j13.shtml (1894 words)

	Expediency Discernment Council - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Expediency Discernment Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Expediency Discernment Council - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Expediency Discernment Council.
		Here you will find more informations about Expediency Discernment Council.
		The orginal Expediency Discernment Council article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Expediency-Discernment-Council.html (156 words)

	Islamic Republic of Iran, The Expediency Discernment Council of the System (EDCS)
		The Expediency Discernment Council of the System (EDCS) was established on February 6, 1988 upon the orders of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to overcome the differences of views between the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) and the Council of Guardians.
		The functions of the EDCS are as follows:
		As long as the Leader is not declared, a council composed of the President, Head of the Judiciary and one of the Faqihs (jurisconsults) of the Council of Guardians chosen by the Majma-e- Tashkhis-e-Maslahate-e- Nezam shall collectively discharge the functions of the Leader on a temporary basis.
	www.iranonline.com /iran/iran-info/Government/Expediency.html (917 words)

	iranian.com: Amir Nasiri, Sieg Heil to Khamenei
		The president appoints and supervises the Council of Ministers (members of the cabinet), coordinates government decisions, and selects government policies to be placed before the Islamic Assembly, which will never be passed without supreme leaders blessing.
		He has the power to appoint and dismiss the leaders of the judiciary, the state radio and television networks, and the supreme commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
		He also appoints six of the twelve members of the Council of Guardians, the powerful body that oversees the activities of Parliament and determines which candidates are qualified to run for public office.
	www.iranian.com /Opinion/2005/July/Khamenei/index.html (1094 words)

	Expediency Discernment Council - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Expediency Discernment Council - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		GlobalSecurity.org's list of members of the Expediency Discernment Council (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/edc-members.htm) (a little out of date)
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Expediency Discernment Council contains research on
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Expediency_Discernment_Council (131 words)

	Rafsanjani role profile, Role Profile, United States and the Middle East, Spring 2000
		was a member of the Council of Clerics of the Coalition of the Islamic
		Council of the Cultural Revolution, member of the First Council for
		Determination of Exigencies, Council of Policy-Making for Reconstruction and
	www.la.utexas.edu /chenry/usme/sp2000/roles/msg00051.html (562 words)

	www.rian.ru
		Information, which has not been confirmed yet, on a possible refusal of the Expediency Council secretary Mohsen Rezai, who is also running for election from the Right, to participate in the election has appeared.
		Rumors about an illness of Hashemi-Rafsanjani began to appear against this background, but were then refuted by the Expediency Council medical service.
		Some experts hold the view, however, that Rafsanjani will not participate in the election, which he repeatedly hinted at in a covert form.
	en.rian.ru /world/20050503/39789700-print.html (351 words)

	ANTI-AMERICANISM IN IRAN
		Neither of the two letters was mentioned in Iranian newspapers, television, or radio because of a ban imposed by the Supreme National Security Council, chaired by President Muhammad Khatami.
		(This ban belies the commonly held notion that Khatami-era Iran enjoys press freedom.) The Council's concern appears to be the spreading mood in Iran that the country is at risk of a U.S. invasion because of provocative actions by the hardliners.
		It is interesting to observe that such perceived risk emboldens reformers to step up their criticism of hardliners, contrary to the theory widely heard in the West that U.S. pressure hurts reformers.
	meria.idc.ac.il /journal/2004/issue1/jv8n1a2.html (3742 words)

	Pravda.RU:Georgian President continues visit to Iran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, on a visit to Iran, met with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Khatami, head of the Expediency Discernment Council Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, and Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi.
		They focused on security and stability in the Caucasus and the expansion of bilateral relations in different spheres.
		Former Iranian President, head of the Expediency Discernment Council Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani pointed out Georgia's role in the Caucasus and expressed hope for the development of bilateral ties following Mr.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2004/07/08/54849_.html (343 words)

	gooya news :: english : Iran: A Rigged Election, League for the Defence of Human Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Council of Guardians, a non-elected conservative body, announced on May 22 that it rejects all the 1014 candidates but six.
		They are respectively the former Commander of the police; the former Director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (in control of Radio and TV); the Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council (an appointed body supposed to resolve conflicts between the Parliament and the Council of Guardians); and the mayor of Tehran.
		Three of them are former members of the Pasdarans, a religious militia depending directly upon the Supreme Leader who participated in the violent repression of the students’ movements in 1999 and 2003.
	news.gooya.com /english/archives/029459.php (572 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)