NEW DELHI: Following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in the helicopter accident, vice president Mohammad Mokhber was appointed as interim president, as announced by Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Monday.
Khamenei stated that Mokhber has a maximum of 50 days to organize and conduct elections to choose a new president, according to Iran’s official news agency IRNA.”Mokhber will manage the executive branch and is obliged to arrange with the heads of the legislative and judicial branches to elect a new president within a maximum of 50 days,” he said.
Born on September 1, 1955, in Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Mokhber has a background in business administration and management. Known for his close ties to supreme leader Ali Khamenei, Mokhber assumed the role of first vice president in 2021 following Ebrahim Raisi’s election as president.
The chopper crash also claimed the life of foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian following which the deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani was appointed the acting minister by the Iranian cabinet.
Kani assumed the role of deputy foreign minister in September 2021. Additionally, Kani also held the position of deputy secretary within Iran’s supreme national security council from 2007 to 2013.
Raisi and Amirabdollahian were both declared dead on Monday after their helicopter crashed one day prior. Iran has declared five days of mourning following the death of their top leaders.
(With agency inputs)
Khamenei stated that Mokhber has a maximum of 50 days to organize and conduct elections to choose a new president, according to Iran’s official news agency IRNA.”Mokhber will manage the executive branch and is obliged to arrange with the heads of the legislative and judicial branches to elect a new president within a maximum of 50 days,” he said.
Born on September 1, 1955, in Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Mokhber has a background in business administration and management. Known for his close ties to supreme leader Ali Khamenei, Mokhber assumed the role of first vice president in 2021 following Ebrahim Raisi’s election as president.
The chopper crash also claimed the life of foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian following which the deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani was appointed the acting minister by the Iranian cabinet.
Kani assumed the role of deputy foreign minister in September 2021. Additionally, Kani also held the position of deputy secretary within Iran’s supreme national security council from 2007 to 2013.
Raisi and Amirabdollahian were both declared dead on Monday after their helicopter crashed one day prior. Iran has declared five days of mourning following the death of their top leaders.
(With agency inputs)