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Ebrahim Raisi | |
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ابراهیم رئیسی | |
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) |
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 | Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati 14 December 1960 Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran |
Died | 19 May 2024 Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran | (aged 63)
Cause of death | Helicopter crash |
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] |
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Website | |
Nickname | Butcher of Tehran[7][8][9][10] |
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Ebrahim Raisolsadati (Persian: ابراهیم رئیسالساداتی; 14 December 1960 – 19 May 2024), commonly known as Ebrahim Raisi (Persian: ابراهیم رئیسی [ebɾɒːˈhiːm-e ræʔiːˈsiː] ), was an Iranian politician who served as the eighth president of Iran from 2021 until his death in 2024.[11][12] A Principlist and a Muslim jurist, he became president after the 2021 election.
Raisi began his clerical studies at age 15, but his exact qualification is disputed. 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 was criticized for his role in the 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners; United Nations special rapporteurs and other organizations accused him of crimes against humanity. The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned him after Iran shot down an American drone in 2019.
He was later Deputy Chief Justice (2004–2014), Attorney General (2014–2016), and Chief Justice (2019–2021). He was Custodian and Chairman of Astan Quds Razavi, a bonyad, from 2016 until 2019. He was a member of Assembly of Experts from South Khorasan Province, being elected for the first time in the 2006 election. He was the son-in-law of Mashhad Friday prayer leader and Grand Imam of Imam Reza shrine, Ahmad Alamolhoda.
Raisi ran for president in 2017 as the candidate of the conservative Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces, losing to 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. According to many observers, the 2021 Iranian presidential election was rigged in favour of Raisi, who was considered an ally of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. 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 made a 25 year deal with China, [13] 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. Often seen as a frontrunner to succeed Khamenei as Supreme Leader, Raisi died in 2024 in a helicopter crash near Varzaqan.[14]
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