Vilayat-e Faqih (, also velāyat-e faqīh), is Persian for guardianship of Faqīh (an Islamic jurist)
For the doctrine, see the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist For the Vilayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) in the Islamic Republic of Iran, see the Supreme Leader of Iran For the current Vali-e-Faqih (Guardian Jurist) 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