There is no Dictatorship in Iran. Iran is a democracy based on Islamic law. Islamic law restricts freedom of pornography in society. Most Iranians are Muslims and agree to these rules. Some of the people of Iran do not agree to these rules and want more freedom.
As of July, 2016, the elected President of Iran is Hassan Rouhani, who succeeded Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2013.
The head of state and significantly more powerful individual, however, is a cleric, Ali Hosseini Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, selected by the Assembly of Experts in 1989 to succeed Ruhollah Khomeini.
Ahmadinejad has been the leader of Iran since August 5, 2005.
Supreme Leader:
Ayatollah Khamenei
President:
Mahmood Ahmadinejad
The president of Iran is the head of government: Ahmadinejad since 2005
The supreme leader is head of state: Khamenei since 1988
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad doctor.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
sayyed ali khameneei.
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The spiritual and temporal Supreme Leader of Iran is the AYATOLLAH.
Ayatollah Ali Hoseini-Khamenei is the Supreme Leader for Iran.
The leader of Iran today is SYED ALI KHAMENAI
Khamenei
Iran has a president and vice president just like America.
Imam Khomeini
Ayatollah Alkhomeni
Saddam Hussein was the President of Iraq who invaded Iran during the Iran-Iraq War.
Reza Shah
An Ayatola is a religious leader in Iran.
Imam Khomeini
There was no leader before him Iran was a monarchy before the Islamic Republic and the king (natively called "Shah") was Mohammadreza Pahlavi.