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الإمام الأعلى | Supreme Imam

" Long live Egypt and the people of Egypt and the land of Egypt ! "
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Office of the Supreme Imam
مكتب الامام الاعلى
Mākteb Al'Emām Al-'Alā

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Incumbent :
Ali Al-Zayfafi Akbar
Since 1989

Administration
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Status

Head of State

Presides Over

Council of Experts
Islamic Revolutionary Guards
Popular Guard
Egyptian Intelligence
Office of the Imam's Will

Residence

House of Leadership, Cairo

Appointed By

Majority Vote

Appointee

Council of Experts

Term Length

Life Tenure

Legal Instrument

Constitution of Egypt

Formation

January 10th 1976

First Holder

Abdullah Abul'Abbas



Office of the Imam's Will
مكتب رغبة الإمام
Mākteb Rāghēba Al'Emām


Official Seal

Overview
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Formed

February 17th 1987

Jurisdiction

Government of Egypt
• • •Office of the Supreme Imam

Headquarters

Cairo

Type

Theocratic-Legislative Office

Administration
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Supreme Imam

Ali Akbar

Imam of the Secretariat

Hassan Mafrumi

Composition

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Wīlayat Faction

9 Delegates

Reformists

3 Delegates

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Supreme Imam of Egypt



The Supreme Imam (Arabic: الامام الاعلى , Transliteration: Al'Emām Al-'Alā) is the highest political and religious position in the Islamic Republic of Egypt. The Egyptian armed forces, judicial systems, state media, as well as other key instruments of government are subject to the authority of the Supreme Imam. Abdullah Abul'Abbas (Imam Abbas) was the first to hold the position. Following his death in 1989, Ali Akbar was elected the new Supreme Imam. The national constitution stipulates that all Supreme Imam's are elected for life by the Council of Experts, who also can dismiss the Supreme Imam on the basis on not following 'Abbasīyah tenants. The Supreme Imam presides over the Council of Experts and remains in control in aspects of Egyptian foreign policy. For example, Egypts ambassadors to Muslim states are appointed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, who report directly to the Imam.

Power's of the Supreme Imam



The Supreme Imam is recognized as the highest religious authority, according to the belief systems of the Abbasiyah Revolution. Unless the Supreme Imam strides away from the principles of Imam Abbas as well as the other tenants of the Revolution, his decision regarding religious issues is final and is expected to be followed by all Egyptian institutions. The post-revolutionary order in Egypt combined elements of democratic ruling and theocracy, theocracy in the sense of the political application of the Imam Abbas doctrine, as expressed by all state institutions and the decisions of the leadership. The constitution designates the Supreme Imam's widespread powers, such as :

Dictation of the general policies of the Islamic Republic, in conjunction with advisors.

Supervision of state institutions and enforcement of proper protocol.

Resolving and mediating conflicts between governmental and military branches.

Issuing decrees for referendums and religious matters.

Assuming supreme command of the armed forces, in conjunction with advisors. Declaring Holy War (Jihad) and peace (Salam). Ordering the mobilization of the armed forces.

Appointment, dismissal and acceptance of resignation of all branches of government.

Reinstatement and dismissal of government ministers.

Signing decrees formalizing elections.

Dismissal of the President, with due regard for the interests of the country, after the Supreme Court holds him guilty of the violation of his constitutional duties, or after an impeachment vote of the National Assembly.

Pardoning or reducing sentences in relation to judicial rulings.

Office of the Imam's Will



The Supreme Imam is responsible for presiding and appointing members of the Office of the Imam's Will, which is designed to advise the Supreme Imam on key issues as well as moderate Egypt's legislative system. The Office is an 12-person administrative assembly appointed from Egyptian Islamic schools and was created upon the revision to the Constitution of the Abbasiyah Republic on February 17th 1987. Part of its duties are to resolve differences or conflicts between the National Assembly and the Council of Experts, but "its true power lies more in its advisory role to the Supreme Leader. All members of the office are mandated to have a religious educational background. The Imam of the Secretariat, is appointed by the Supreme Imam to chair the meetings. The Supreme Imam has the authority to either veto a verdict or make a decision on behalf of the institution in the case of political stalemate. The 1987 Cairo Protests were successful in dissolving the Egyptian one-party state under the Islamic Republic Party, ushering in the establishment of a multiparty system. Fearing that the Egyptian population would support anti-establishment and secular parties in the National Assembly, the Office of the Imam's Will was created with the remnants of the Islamic Republic Party to moderate Egyptian legislation and act as the final authority on legislative matters, and to block legislative attempts to overthrow the theocratic system. Occasionally, Imam Akbar has vetoed the verdicts of the OIW, such as in 2011, when the OIW announced that it will disqualify Ashraf Iskanderi from running for President. Per the Imam's veto, Ashraf Iskanderi was allowed to participate in the elections and subsequently serve in the office for a term. Reformist members of the institution include :

Imam Nasser Al-Sefa'aq
Imam Tariq Al-Zahdani
Imam Rasheed Al-Kheyrat

Fundamentalist members of the institution include :

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------Imam Bassem Al-Rummani
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Imam Yusuf Baq'i
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Imam Abdulrahman Al-Izzah
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Imam Jamal Al-Iskanderi
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Imam Samir Al-Shammari
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Imam Faisal Al-Jameel
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Imam Wasfi Abdulrazzaq (Popular Guard)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi (Islamic Revolutionary Guards)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jaber Al-Jabar (Agency Executive of the Mukhabarat)

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