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Early presidential elections in Iran were held on 28 June and 5 July 2024 [1] following the death of incumbent president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on 19 May. [2]Four candidates contested the first round of the election, in which Masoud Pezeshkian won 44%, Saeed Jalili won 40%, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf won 14% and Mostafa Pourmohammadi won less than 1% of the vote.
First Vice President of Iran and Member of the Expediency Council (2021–24) - On 8 August 2021, President Ebrahim Raisi appointed Mokhber first vice president of Iran. [8] He is the seventh person to hold the office. [8] Mokhber was the first person selected by former president Ebrahim Raisi after he took office in early August 2021.
Masoud Pezeshkian is the ninth President of Iran.He took the position on 28 July, after the presidential election that was held in Iran in June–July 2024. [1] [2] His presidential decree was signed on July 28, 2024, by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei, and his government formally started its work.
Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create "balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the ...
Iran votes for new president amid voter apathy, mounting pressure. Parisa Hafezi. June 28, 2024 at 1:30 PM ... -Iranians voted for a new president on Friday following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in ...
An Iranian woman without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, walks in a street in Tehran, Iran, 15 September 2024, on the second anniversary of protests following Mahsa Amini's death (EPA)
He succeeded Hassan Rouhani, who served eight years in office from 2013 to 2021. [citation needed] On May 19, 2024, a helicopter carrying Raisi crashed in the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran. There were no survivors at the crash site. [7] Raisi was the second president of Iran to have died in office. [5]
Iran's new president presented his cabinet to parliament on Sunday for a vote of confidence, state media reported, proposing seasoned pragmatic diplomat Abbas Araqchi as foreign minister at a time ...