An amputation alone does not legally disqualify a Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei famously ruled with a paralyzed arm. However, the incapacitation caused by these injuries is a fatal legal flaw. Article 109 of the Iranian Constitution demands that the leader possess “prudence, courage, administrative skills, and social/political insight.” A leader who is allegedly comatose, undergoing massive surgeries, and hiding in a foreign country physically lacks the “administrative capability” required to command a nation in the middle of a war.