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IRGC. Battles/wars. Iran–Iraq War. Masoud Pezeshkian ( Persian: مسعود پزشکیان, pronounced [mæsʔˈuːd pezeʃkiːˈjɒːn]; born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and cardiac surgeon, who has been the current president of Iran since 28 July 2024. [ 2]
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 the president's security team, and three flight crew. [6]
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.
In a phone call with acting Iranian President Mohammad Mokhber, Erdogan said Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian's contributions to Turkey-Iran ties "will always be remembered ...
The Associated Press. May 20, 2024 at 2:12 PM. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others were found dead Monday at the site of a helicopter crash after an ...
Under the Iranian constitution, Iran's vice first president takes over if the president dies with Khamenei's assent, and a new presidential election would be called within 50 days.
Official website. The president 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.
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 Friday ...