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As of 2024, then-President Ebrahim Raisi and Khamenei's son Mojtaba had been considered frontrunners for the position. Raisi's death in a helicopter crash in May 2024 cut short his potential candidacy. [9] [10] In November 2024 government leaker Abbas Palizdar said Khamenei's son has quit seminary to succeed his father. [11]
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, a former Revolutionary Guards commander, on Monday announced he would run for president to succeed Ebrahim Raisi who died last month in a ...
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.
(Reuters) - Iranians will choose between mostly hardline candidates in an early presidential election on June 28 following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month.
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.
Why Some Iranians Refuse to Mourn President Ebrahim Raisi. Anna Gordon. May 20, 2024 at 11:22 AM. ... the hard right has no immediate candidate to succeed Raisi,” said Vali Nasr, ...
Former President Ebrahim Raisi, who was also a member of the Assembly of Experts, was expected to run for re-election in Tehran. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He instead chose to run in a rural constituency of South Khorasan province in which around 200,000 votes are usually required to win, and in which he is the only candidate for the seat, a situation ...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known for enforcing brutal crackdowns on political opposition and seen as a potential successor to the supreme leader, has died in a helicopter crash landing in ...