Ebrahim Raisi
8th President of Iran from 2021 to 2024 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ebrahim Raisi (Persian: ابراهیم رئیسی; 14 December 1960 – 19 May 2024) was an Iranian politician, jurist and cleric. Raisi was the 8th President of Iran from 2021 until his death in 2024. He was the Chief Justice from 2019 until 2021. He was a member of the Assembly of Experts from 2007 until his death.[11][12]
Ebrahim Raisi | |
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ابراهیم رئیسی | |
8th President of Iran | |
In office 3 August 2021 – 19 May 2024 | |
Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
First 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 (80.0%)[3] |
In office 20 February 2007 – 21 May 2016 | |
Constituency | South Khorasan Province |
Majority | 200,906 (68.6%) |
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 (1960-12-14)14 December 1960 Mashhad, Imperial State of Iran |
Died | 19 May 2024(2024-05-19) (aged 63) Varzaqan, Iran |
Cause of death | Helicopter crash |
Political party | Combatant Clergy Association[5] |
Other political affiliations | Islamic Republican Party (until 1987)[5] |
Spouse(s) | Jamileh Alamolhoda (m. 1983) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Ahmad Alamolhoda (father-in-law) |
Alma mater | Disputed:[6] Shahid Motahari University[5]Qom Seminary[5] |
Signature | |
Website | Government website Personal website (Persian) |
Nickname(s) | Butcher of Tehran[7][8][9][10] |
In his early career, Raisi was in many positions in Iran's judicial system, including as Deputy Prosecutor and Prosecutor of Tehran. For his role on the so-called death committee during the 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners, people called him the "Butcher of Tehran".[13][14][15] He was sanctioned by the United States. He was accused of crimes against humanity by international human rights organizations and the United Nations.
He registered for the presidential election held on 19 May 2017, losing against Hassan Rouhani.[16][17] He ran again for the presidency in 2021 and won the election due to a large amount of people voting for him.[18][19] During Raisi's term, Iran increased uranium enrichment, stopped international inspections, and supported Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Iran also launched a missile and drone attack on Israel during the Gaza conflict and continued supporting militant groups like Hezbollah and the Houthi movement. Until his death, Raisi was seen as a possible replacement to be Iran's supreme leader.