Members of the Assembly of Experts elected Movahedi Kermani as the new chairman of the body in a session in Tehran on Tuesday.
He replaces Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati and will hold the position for two years.
The 93-year-old Movahedi Kermani, a long-serving member of the Assembly, has held various legislative and political positions in Iran since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
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