Government of Iran

Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Formation1 April 1979 (1979-04-01) (Islamic Republic formed)
21 August 1980 (1980-08-21) (first Islamic Consultative Assembly session)
Founding documentConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
JurisdictionIran
Websiteirangov.ir
Legislative branch
LegislatureIslamic Consultative Assembly
Meeting placeBaharestan
Executive branch
LeaderHead of state (de jure): Revolutionary Leader (1979)
Supreme Leader (since 1979)
Interim Leadership Council (2026)
Supervisor of the three branches of the state (the Judiciary, the Legislature, and the Executive): Supreme Leader (since 1979)
Interim Leadership Council (2026)
Head of state (per UN): President (since 1980)
Head of government: Prime Minister (1979)
Chairman of Council of the Islamic Revolution (1979–1980)
Prime Minister (1980–1989)
President (since 1989)
Acting Head of the Executive Branch: President (since 1980)
Deputy head of government: First Vice President (since 1989)
Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces: Revolutionary Leader (1979)
Supreme Leader (1979–1980)
President (1980–1981)
Supreme Leader (since 1981)
Interim Leadership Council (2026)
AppointerAssembly of Experts (Supreme Leader)
Direct popular vote (President)
HeadquartersPasteur
Main organCabinet
Departments19 ministries
Judicial branch
CourtJudicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran
SeatCourthouse of Tehran

The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: نظام جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanizedNezâm-e Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân) is the national government of Iran, which, per the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is founded on the principles of Islamism.

Its constitution, adopted in 1979 by referendum, called for the separation of powers, with executive, legislative and judicial systems. The supreme leader of Iran is the country's head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

It is currently one of the three governments using the title Islamic Republic. The country additionally operates under a unitary form of government. Iran operates as a unitary state