Ebrahim Raisi | |
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ابراهیم رئیسی | |
![]() Raisi in May 2024 | |
8th President of Iran | |
In office 3 August 2021 – 19 May 2024 | |
Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
Vice President | Mohammad Mokhber |
Preceded by | Hassan Rouhani |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Mokhber (acting) Masoud Pezeshkian |
7th Chief Justice of Iran | |
In office 7 March 2019 – 1 July 2021 | |
Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
First Deputy | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
Preceded by | Sadeq Larijani |
Succeeded by | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
In office 14 August 2017 – 7 March 2019 | |
Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
Chairman | |
Prosecutor-General of Iran | |
In office 23 August 2014 – 1 April 2016 | |
Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
Preceded by | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Jafar Montazeri |
Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
In office 24 May 2016 – 19 May 2024 | |
Constituency | South Khorasan Province |
Majority | 325,139 (80%)[3] |
In office 20 February 2007 – 21 May 2016 | |
Constituency | South Khorasan Province |
Majority | 200,906 (69%) |
2nd First Deputy Chief Justice of Iran | |
In office 27 July 2004 – 23 August 2014 | |
Chief Justice | Mahmoud Hashemi ShahroudiSadeq Larijani |
Preceded by | Mohammad-Hadi Marvi[4] |
Succeeded by | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
Chairman of General Inspection Office | |
In office 22 August 1994 – 9 August 2004 | |
Appointed by | Mohammad Yazdi |
Preceded by | Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Niazi |
Personal details | |
Born | Sayyed Ebrahim Raisolsadati 14 December 1960 Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran |
Died | 19 May 2024 near Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran | (aged 63)
Cause of death | Helicopter crash |
Resting place | Imam Reza shrine, Mashhad, Iran |
Political party | Combatant Clergy Association[5] |
Other political affiliations | Islamic Republican Party (until 1987)[5] |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Ahmad Alamolhoda (father-in-law) |
Alma mater | Shahid Motahari University[5]Qom Seminary[5](both disputed)[6] |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | raisi |
Nickname | Butcher of Tehran[7][8][9] |
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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 prayer leader and Grand Imam of Imam Reza shrine, Ahmad Alamolhoda. He began his clerical studies at age 15. In the aftermath of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Raisi served in several positions in Iran's judicial system, including as Prosecutor of Karaj, Prosecutor of Hamadan and Deputy Prosecutor and Prosecutor of Tehran. Raisi played role on the Tehran branch of what has been called the "1988 Iran death commission". Under the direction of Grand Ayatollah Khomeini several Iranian political prisoners were executed by these local "death commissions," and as a result of his work on the Tehran commission, Raisi earned himself the nickname: "Butcher of Tehran".[13] In 1988 the United Nations special rapporteurs and other organizations accused him of crimes against humanity for his role in these executions. He was Deputy Chief Justice (2004–2014), Attorney General (2014–2016), and Chief Justice (2019–2021). Raisi was elected to the Assembly of Experts from South Khorasan Province, for the first time in the 2006 election. He was Custodian and Chairman of Astan Quds Razavi, a bonyad, from 2016 until 2019.
Raisi ran for president in 2017 as the candidate of the conservative Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces, losing to the moderate incumbent president Hassan Rouhani, 57% to 38%. Raisi successfully ran for president a second time in 2021 with 63% of the votes, succeeding Rouhani. Considered a hardliner in Iranian politics, Raisi's presidency saw deadlock in negotiations with the U.S. over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and large-scale protests throughout the country in late 2022, triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini on 16 September. During Raisi's term, Iran intensified uranium enrichment, hindered international inspections, joined SCO and BRICS, and supported Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Iran also launched a missile and drone attack on Israel during the Gaza conflict and continued arming proxy groups like Hezbollah and the Houthi movement.
Raisi was sometimes notably referred to as the "Butcher of Tehran"
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