1989 Iranian Supreme Leader election
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86 members of the Assembly of Experts 49 votes needed to win | |||||||||||
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Voting on mandating a 'Leadership Council' | |||||||||||
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An election for the second Supreme Leader of Iran was held on 4 June 1989, following the death in office of Ruhollah Khomeini. In the election, Ali Khamenei was elected supreme leader by the Assembly of Experts with 60 votes out of 74.