Vilayat-e Faqih, is Persian for guardianship of FaqīhFor the doctrine, see the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist For the Vilayat-e Faqih in the Islamic Republic of Iran, see the Supreme Leader of Iran For the current Vali-e-Faqih of Iran, see Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei For the book by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini establishing the doctrine of faqih as ruler, see Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist