Reviewing the position of the President in the constitutional law of Iran

The experience of the four decades of the Islamic Republic's in Iran since1979 has been a process in which the status of the president has been thesubject of legal and political dialogue between Iranian thinkers. In theopinion of some, the president is in the first place in government, in theopinion of some, the president is assumed in the second position of thegovernment. It seems that the review of the constitution, the ordinary laws,and the Guardian Council's decisions could be the resolve suchdisagreements. This article, having understood this importance, sought toanalyze the views and documents. This research answers this question. Whatis the position of the President in the context of the Islamic Republic ofIran's constitution? Answering this question can be helpful in resolving someof the above disagreements. In response to this question using thedescriptive-analytic research method, it is concluded that: Firstly, in none ofthe ordinary laws, constitutions and decision of the Guardian Council, thepresident has been addressed as "the first person of the country". Secondly,the status of the president was disputed among the lawyers. Third, some ofthe articles of ordinary laws have used phrases that raise the doubt that thepresident is the head of state