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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...