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Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber assumes the presidency of the republic, and enjoys his powers with the approval of the Supreme Leader, after the official announcement of the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, in accordance with what is stipulated in the Iranian Constitution.
Mohammad Mokhber has held the position of First Vice President of Iran since his appointment on August 8, 2021, based on a key selection by him. Mokhber was head of the Committee for Implementing the Imam’s Order, a non-governmental organization specialized in charitable affairs, from July 15, 2007 until August 8, 2021.
Mokhber, who holds two doctorates in international law and management, also served as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Khuzestan Telecommunications Company, Managing Director of Dezful Telecommunications Company, Deputy Minister of Trade and Transport for the Disadvantaged Foundation, and Deputy Governor of Khuzestan.
The announcement of the death of the Iranian president in a helicopter crash that was transporting him from East Azerbaijan province raised questions among Iranians about the vacancy in the position of President of the Republic, and who will assume his position. According to what was reported by the Youm 7 news website in Cairo on Monday morning
In view of the Iranian Constitution, Article 131: which stipulates that in the event of the death, dismissal, resignation, absence, or illness of the President of the Republic for more than two months, or in the event that the term of the Presidency of the Republic ends and a new President of the Republic is not elected as a result of some obstacles or other matters of In this way, the First Assistant to the President of the Republic performs the functions of the President of the Republic, and enjoys his powers with the approval of the leadership.
According to the Iranian Constitution, a body composed of the President of the Islamic Consultative Council, the Head of the Judicial Authority, and the First Assistant to the President of the Republic must prepare matters for the election of a new President of the Republic within a period of 50 days - at most - in the event of the death of the First Assistant to the President of the Republic or the existence of other matters that prevent him from carrying out his duties. Also, if the President of the Republic does not have a first assistant, the leadership appoints another person in his place.
Article 132 stipulates that, during the period in which the First Vice President of the Republic or another person assumes the responsibilities of the President of the Republic and enjoys his powers, it is not possible to ask ministers for clarification or withhold confidence from them, and it is also not possible to review the constitution or issue an order to hold a general referendum in the country.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been the focus of the world's talk during the past hours, as the search continues for the wreckage of a helicopter that he and a group of his aides boarded on an internal flight in the northwest of the country on Sunday.
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Ibrahim Raissadati, known as Ibrahim Raisi, was born on December 4, 1960, in the city of Mashhad. Raisi assumed the presidency of Iran on August 4, 2021, becoming its eighth president.
Raisi began his work in the corridors of power in 1981 in the judiciary, where he assumed the position of Public Prosecutor in the city of Kharg, and shortly thereafter he assumed the position of Public Prosecutor in the city of Hamedan as well, combining the two positions. In 1985, he assumed the position of Deputy Public Prosecutor of the capital, Tehran.
Following the death of the first Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, in 1989, Raisi assumed the position of Prosecutor General of the capital, Tehran. During the period between 2004 and 2014, Raisi assumed the position of First Vice President of the Judiciary, and during that time he was elected in 2006 as a member of the “Leadership Council of Experts,” which is responsible for appointing or removing the Supreme Leader of the Revolution, and two years later he assumed the position of Vice President of the Council.
Raisi remained in the position of Prosecutor General until March 2016, when he took over the management of one of the most important religious institutions in Iran, the Imam Reza Foundation, which bears the name “Istan Quds Razavi,” and supervises the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad.
In 2017, Raisi surprised observers and ran for the presidency against Rouhani, who won a second term through a landslide victory in the first round. The loss to Rouhani did not eliminate Raisi, who was appointed by Supreme Leader Khamenei in 2019 to head the country’s judiciary.
Raisi rose through the ranks of the judiciary to become the Public Prosecutor in Tehran, all the way to the Public Prosecutor of Iran. He served at the top of the judiciary in Iran before assuming the position of president.
Since assuming the presidency of Iran, Raisi has shown priority for foreign policy and relations with neighboring countries. He has also set his sights on addressing the economic and social crisis that is mainly due to Western sanctions imposed on his country.
Raisi sought to improve Iran's economic situation by strengthening economic relations between Iran and the countries of the world, by establishing an economic system that protects Iran's economic growth from American political options, and enhances its trade exchange with Russia and China.
Raisi is married to Mrs. Jamila, a professor at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, and they have two girls.