Tehran, 2007 Sep 4, IRNA
Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was elected Tuesday head of the Assembly of Experts for the body's fourth term.
Rafsanjani, 73, won the assembly's chairmanship by 41 votes out of the total 76, while his rival, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, secured 34.
Rafsanjani is replacing the assembly's former chairman the late Ayatollah Ali Meshkini who passed away on July 30 at the age of 86 due to pulmonic disease.
The voting was held Tuesday morning during the second official gathering of the assembly's 86 members, who were elected through nationwide elections on December 15, 2006. The assembly members were elected for nine years.
The Assembly of Experts is an influential body in charge of appointing the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution and monitoring his performance.
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