President of Iran
Appearance
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran رئیسجمهور ایران (Persian) | |
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![]() Seal of the Presidential Administration of Iran | |
Presidential Administration | |
Style | Mr. President[1] |
Type | Head of government |
Member of | |
Residence |
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Seat | Pasteur, Tehran |
Appointer | Direct vote |
Term length | Four years, renewable once consecutively |
Formation | 4 February 1980 |
First holder | Abolhassan Banisadr |
Deputy | First Vice President |
Salary | 538,592,400 ﷼ annually[2] |
Website | Official website |
The President of Iran is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The president is chosen by direct popular vote, that is the voters choose the president, they do not vote for other people to choose as in the USA. Unlike other countries, in Iran, the President is not the leader of the country. The President does many of the things that are normally done by a head of state but the Supreme Leader is the person who is actually in control of the country.
The current President of Iran is Masoud Pezeshkian since 28 July 2024.[3]
List
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Islamic Republic of Iran (from 1979)[change | change source] | ||||||||||
1st Constitution (1979–1989)[change | change source] | ||||||||||
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Previous office | Prime minister | Cabinet | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
The Council of the Islamic Revolution deputised during the interim (3 December 1979 – 4 February 1980). | ||||||||||
1 | Abolhassan Banisadr سید ابوالحسن بنیصدر (1933–2021) ![]() | 4 February 1980 | 22 June 1981 | 1 year, 138 days | Independent | 1980 | Minister of Finance (1979–1980) | Mohammad-Ali Rajai | Rajai | |
The Presidential Council[broken anchor] deputised during the interim (22 June 1981 – 2 August 1981). | ||||||||||
2 | Mohammad-Ali Rajai محمدعلی رجائی (1933–1981) ![]() | 2 August 1981 | 30 August 1981 † | 28 days | IRP | 1981 (Jul) | Prime Minister of Iran (1980–1981) | Mohammad-Javad Bahonar | Bahonar | |
The Presidential Council[broken anchor] deputised during the interim (30 August 1981 – 9 October 1981). | ||||||||||
3 | Ali Khamenei علی خامنه ای (born 1939) ![]() | 9 October 1981 | 16 August 1989[4] | 7 years, 311 days | IRP CCA | 1981 (Oct) 1985 | Member of the Parliament of Iran (1980–1981) | Mir-Hossein Mousavi | Mousavi I–II | |
2nd Constitution (from 1989)[change | change source] | ||||||||||
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Previous office | First vice president | Cabinet | ||
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
4 | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی (1934–2017) ![]() | 16 August 1989[4] | 3 August 1997 | 7 years, 352 days | CCA | 1989 1993 | Speaker of the Parliament of Iran (1980–1989) | Hassan Habibi | Rafsanjani I–II | |
5 | Mohammad Khatami محمد خاتمی (born 1943) ![]() | 3 August 1997 | 3 August 2005 | 8 years | ACC | 1997 2001 | Minister of Culture (1982–1992) | Hassan Habibi Mohammad-Reza Aref | Khatami I–II | |
6 | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad محمود احمدینژاد (born 1956) ![]() | 3 August 2005 | 3 August 2013 | 8 years | ABII | 2005 2009 | Mayor of Tehran (2003–2005) | Parviz Davoodi Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei Mohammad-Reza Rahimi | Ahmadinejad I–II | |
7 | Hassan Rouhani حسن روحانی (born 1948) ![]() | 3 August 2013 | 3 August 2021 | 8 years | MDP | 2013 2017 | Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (1989–2005) | Eshaq Jahangiri | Rouhani I–II | |
8 | Ebrahim Raisi ابراهیم رئیسی (1960–2024) ![]() | 3 August 2021 | 19 May 2024 † | 2 years, 290 days | CCA | 2021 | Chief Justice (2019–2021) | Mohammad Mokhber | Raisi | |
– | Mohammad Mokhber محمد مخبر (born 1955) ![]() | 19 May 2024 | 28 July 2024 | 70 days | Independent | – | Vice President (2021–2024) | – | Mokhber | |
9 | Masoud Pezeshkian مسعود پزشکیان (born 1954) ![]() | 28 July 2024 | Incumbent | 27 days | Independent | – | Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (2008–2024) | – | Pezeshkian |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "HH The Amir, President of Iran Give Joint Press Statements". Qatar Embassy in London. 12 January 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ↑ "حقوق رئیس جمهور و نمایندگان چقدر است؟". Mashreghnews.ir. 2019-06-29. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ↑ "Masoud Pezeshkian inaugurated as Iran's new president in ceremony – video". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Letter to Hashemi Rafsanjani and resignation from presidency" (in Persian). Khamenei.ir. 16 August 1989. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
Other websites
[change | change source]- The President's Office
- Iran Electoral Archive - President Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine