ʁíːʰ] (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vi.lɔ.jǽ.t̪ʰi fä.qéʱ] ولایت فقیه • (velâyat-efaqih) “Protectorship of the Islamic Jurists”; a system of government wherein
Leader. For quotations using this term, see Citations:Supreme Leader. head of state of Iran highest-ranking member who has absolute power velayat-efaqih