Decree [Dismissal of Abou'l-Hasan Bani Sadr from presidency]

[In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

His Eminence Grand Ayatullah Imam Khomeini- may his sublime presence endure:

With due respect, this is to inform Your Eminence that in the June 19,1981 session, that was convened in the presence of 190 members, the Islamic Consultative Assembly sought a consensus on the issue of Mr. Abou'l-Hasan Bani Sadr's competency as a president in which the majority concluded that he lacked the desired political acumen for occupying the post of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the following results:

Agreed: 177

Disagreed: 1

Abstained: 12

Thus, on the basis of the article 110 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran the issue is placed before the Grand Imam for his final decision.

Akbar Hashimi Rafsanjani

Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly

Khordad 31,1360 AHS]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Keeping in view the categorical vote of the honorable members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly as regards Mr. Abou'l-Hasan Bani Sadr's lack of political competency for occupying the position of President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, I hereby dismiss him from the presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran. «1»

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Tir 1,1360 AHS