Decree [Appointment of a representative in the Supreme Defense Council]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

al-Islam Haj Shaykh Akbar Hashemi Rafasnjani- may your graces last,

I hereby appoint your Excellency as my representative in the Supreme Defense Council hoping that besides carrying out the duties assigned, you will also supervise the relevant departments. I pray to God to grant you success.

Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini

Dhu'l-Hijjah 14,1401 AH