Vice presidents of Iran
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First vice president of Iran (Template:Langx) is defined by article 124 of the Constitution of Iran as anyone appointed by the President of Iran to lead an organization related to presidential affairs in Iran. since 2024[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there are fourteen vice presidents. The first vice president leads cabinet meetings in the absence of the president.[1]
First
The role of the first vice president was created in the revision of the Constitution in 1989. It took over some of the responsibilities of the prime minister. According to Article 124, the first vice president chairs the board of ministers and coordinates the other vice presidencies, if approved by the president.
According to Article 131, when the presidency is vacant or the president is unable to perform his duties, the first vice president assumes the role, subject to the supreme leader's approval. According to the same article, a council consisting of the first vice president (or anyone serving as acting president), the speaker of the Parliament and the head of the judiciary must ensure that a new president is elected within fifty days. According to Article 132, during the time an acting president is serving (usually a first vice president), the Majlis cannot impeach ministers, it cannot disapprove newly introduced ministers, the Constitution may not be reviewed and national referendums may not be held.
List
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Term of office | Party | President | |||
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| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />1 | File:Hassan Habibi.jpg | Hassan Habibi (1937–2013)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
21 August 1989 | 26 August 2001 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;"| | Independent | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"| | Executives of Construction Party (Since 1996) | |||||||
| Mohammad Khatami | ||||||||
| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />2 | File:Aref & Ibrahim al-Jaafari (Cropped).jpg | Mohammad Reza Aref (born 1951)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
26 August 2001 | 10 September 2005 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;"| | Islamic Iran Participation Front | |
| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />3 | File:Davoodi3.jpg | Parviz Davoodi (1952–2024)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
10 September 2005 | 17 July 2009 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;"| | Independent | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />4 | File:Esfandiar Mashaei.jpg | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (born 1960)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
17 July 2009 | 25 July 2009 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;"| | Independent | |
| Office vacant from 25 July to 13 September 2009 | ||||||||
| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />5 | File:Mohammad Reza Rahimi 2013 1.jpg | Mohammad Reza Rahimi (born 1949)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
13 September 2009 | 5 August 2013 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;"| | Independent | |
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5 August 2013 | 8 August 2021 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;"| | Executives of Construction Party | Hassan Rouhani |
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8 August 2021 | 28 July 2024 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;"| | Independent | Ebrahim Raisi Himself (acting) |
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28 July 2024 | Incumbent | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color;"| | Independent | Masoud Pezeshkian |
Ex-officio
Current officeholders are ex officio vice presidents:
- Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization
- Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization
- Vice President and Head of Plan and Budget Organization
- Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs
- Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation
- Vice President and Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization
Formerly, heads of these two organizations below were ex-officio Vice Presidents:
- Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization
- Vice President and Head of National Youth Organization of Iran
Both organizations were merged into Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
- Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization
Organization became Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.
Optional
The President may or may not choose vice presidents for specific issues, but their existence is not obligatory. Some of the offices held by vice presidents are:
- Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs (2009–2024)
- Vice President for Legal Affairs (2009–2024)
- Vice President for Executive Affairs (1989–1993; 1994–2001; 2005–2009; 2011–2017; 2021–2024)
- Vice President for International Affairs (2011–2013)
- Vice President for Economic Affairs (1993–1994; 2017–2023)
- Vice President for Women and Family Affairs (2013–2024)
- Vice President for Management and Human Resources Development (2009–2013)
- Vice President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs (2007–2014)
- Vice President for Development and Social Affairs (1998–1999)
Current
See also
- Chief of Staff of the President of Iran
- Advisor to the President of Iran
- Aide to the President of Iran
References
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