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Website. Official website. The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: رئیسجمهور ایران, romanized: Rais Jomhure Irān) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the second highest-ranking official, after the supreme leader. The first election was held in 1980 and was won by Abulhassan Banisadr.
The president of Iran is the highest popularly elected official in the country. The most recent president, Ebrahim Raisi, died in a helicopter crash on 19 May 2024, leaving the office vacant. Mohammad Mokhber is serving as acting president until Masoud Pezeshkian, who won the 2024 Iranian presidential election, takes over.
Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati[ a ] (14 December 1960 – 19 May 2024), better known as Ebrahim Raisi, [ b ] was an Iranian politician who served as the eighth president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024. [ 10 ][ 11 ][ 12 ] He was a Muslim jurist and part of the Principlist group. Raisi was the son-in-law of Mashhad ...
Masoud Pezeshkian. Masoud Pezeshkian (Persian: مسعود پزشکیان, pronounced [mæsʔˈuːd pezeʃkiːˈjɒːn]; born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and former cardiac surgeon, who serves as the ninth and current president of Iran since 28 July 2024. [2] He previously represented Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr electoral district ...
Iranian President’s life at risk with information emerging from scene of helicopter crash
Name Birth–Death Took office Left office Political Affiliation Provisional Head of State: 35 Reza Khan: 1878–1944 31 October 1925: 15 December 1925 Military. No. Name Birth–Death Took office Left office Dynasty Shah of Iran (35) Reza Shah: 1878–1944 15 December 1925: 16 September 1941 Pahlavi . 36 Mohammad Reza Shah: 1919–1980 16 ...
Hassan Rouhani (Persian: حسن روحانی; [ note 1 ] born Hassan Fereydoun, [ note 2 ] 12 November 1948) [ 7 ][ 8 ] is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. He is also a sharia lawyer (" Wakil "), [ 9 ] academic, former diplomat and Islamic cleric.
Survivors. 0. On 19 May 2024, an Iranian Air Force helicopter crashed near the village of Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran, killing President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Governor-General of East Azerbaijan Malek Rahmati, representative of the supreme leader in East Azerbaijan Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the head of ...