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Masoud Pezeshkian [a] (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and physician who has been serving as the ninth president of Iran since 28 July 2024. [2]Pezeshkian served as governor of Piranshahr and Naghadeh counties and was elected to the Iranian parliament five times, representing Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr electoral district.
Iran has a low prevalence of HIV infections with a rate of about 0.16 percent of the adult population (18,000 cases, officially) compared with 0.8 percent in North America (2008). [22] But according to the WHO, as of the end of 2009, there are more than 100,000 AIDS sufferers in Iran (approximately 0.135% of the Iranian population). [citation ...
Once seen as a likely successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, President Ebrahim Raisi has died in office, leaving the Islamic Republic’s hardline establishment facing an uncertain future.
On behalf of the people and the Government of Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani extends his deep condolences to his family, the Supreme Leader, the President, government and people of Iran. [ 32 ] Armenia – President Serzh Sargsyan in a Twitter message condoled President Hassan Rouhani on the demise of the late Chairman of the Expediency ...
Khamenei stressed the business of Iran’s government would continue no matter what — but Raisi’s death raised the specter of what will happen after the 85-year-old supreme leader either ...
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The procedures for presidential election and all other elections in Iran are outlined by the supreme leader. [13] The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election by universal adult suffrage by everyone of at least 18 years of age. [26] Presidents can only be reelected once if in a consecutive manner. [27]
(Reuters) -Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, an Iranian official and Mehr news agency reported on Monday. Below is a brief outline of what Iran's constitution says ...