Iran’s Vice President To Lead Iran To Presidential Election

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has assigned Vice President (VP) Mohammad Mokhber to assume interim duties as president following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

The death of the president was confirmed on Monday.

According to Aljazeera, Mokhber is now officially and practically responsible for leading the state of affairs of the country. As contained in the nations constitution, he will lead the country to the presidential election within 50 days.

Announcing Mokhber’s take over in a statement on X, Khamenei said: “In accordance with article 131 of the constitution, Mokhber is in charge of leading the executive branch.

” He added that Mokhber, 68, will be required to work with the heads of legislative and judicial to prepare for presidential elections “within a maximum period of 50 days”. 

The nation’s supreme leader also declared a period of 5 days national mourning for the deceased president.

See statement below:

Born on September 1, 1955, Mokhber — like Raisi — is seen as close to Khamenei, who has the last say in all matters of the country. Mokhber became first vice president in 2021 when Raisi was elected president. Mokhber had previously been head of Setad, an investment fund linked to the supreme leader.

In 2010, the European Union (EU) included Mokhber on a list of individuals and entities it was sanctioning for alleged involvement in “nuclear or ballistic missile activities”. It removed him from the list two years later (in 2012). 

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