Mohammad Mokhber | |
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محمد مخبر | |
 Mokhber in 2023 | |
| Acting President of Iran | |
| In office 19 May 2024 – 28 July 2024 | |
| Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
| Vice President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Raisi |
| Succeeded by | Masoud Pezeshkian |
| 7th First Vice President of Iran | |
| In office 8 August 2021 – 28 July 2024 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Eshaq Jahangiri |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Reza Aref |
| Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
| Assumed office 20 September 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Chairman | Sadeq Larijani |
| Head of the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order | |
| In office 15 July 2007 – 7 December 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Javad Iravani |
| Succeeded by |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1955 Dezful, Khuzestan, Imperial State of Iran |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Principlist |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch/service | Revolutionary Guards |
| Years of service | 1980-1988 |
| Unit | Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Mohammad Mokhber[a][b] (born 26 June 1955)[1][2] is an Iranian politician. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council since September 2022 and also advisor and aide to the Supreme Leader of Iran since September 2024.
Mokhber became acting president of Iran after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in the Varzaqan helicopter crash on 19 May 2024. Mokhber was also the 7th First Vice President of Iran from 2021 to 2024.
Previously, he was also the head of the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order committee (EIKO, a.k.a. Setad), an executive at the Mostazafan Foundation, chairman of the board of Sina Bank, deputy governor of Khuzestan Province and CEO of Dezful Telecommunications. During the Iraq-Iran war, he was a medical officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and before the war he was a member of the revolutionary Mansurun Group (see Career).[3]
Mokhber's career from young revolutionary to public official is dogged with allegations of corruption, some of which have led to investigations, regarding privatization of Iran's public assets, insider trading, human rights abuses, and affiliation with Iran's nuclear program (see Corruption and Abuse of Power). These resulted in international sanctions of Mokhber and his affiliate organizations, Sina Bank and Mostazafan (see Sanctions). Mokhber is subject to secondary sanctions (IRAN-EO13876) which limit his global travel and financial liquidity.[4]
As the former first vice president, and with the approval of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Mokhber assumed "the powers and functions of the President" as the temporary acting President of Iran, upon the death of his predecessor, in accordance with the Constitution of Iran. A Temporary Presidential Council consisting of the Acting President, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Head of Judiciary was formed and a new election date was set for June 28, 2024 with a run-off date of July 5, 2024.[5]
Masoud Pezeshkian won the presidential runoff election in July 2024[6] and was appointed as the President on 28 July 2024.[7]
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- ^ Ebrahim Raisi death: Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man appointed Iran's interim president? The Standard (UK). By Lydia Chantler-Hicks. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Iran President Ebrahim Raisi dead: Who is Mohammad Mokhber, Iran's new president?". The Economic Times. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "بیوگرافی محمد مخبر و همسرش از برکت تا دولت". photokade.com.
- ^ "Sanctions List Search".
- ^ "Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran (full text)". shora-gc.ir. Guardian Council. 2 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
In case of death, dismissal, resignation, absence, or illness lasting longer than two months of the President, or when his term in office has ended and a new president has not been elected due to some impediments, or similar other circumstances, his first deputy shall and will assume, only with the approval of the Leader, the powers and functions of the President. The Council, consisting of the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, head of the judicial power, and the first deputy of the President, was obliged to arrange for a new President to be elected within a maximum period of fifty days. In case of death of the first deputy to the President, or other matters which prevent him to perform his duties, or when the President does not have a first deputy, the Leader shall appoint another person in his place.
- ^ "Pezeshkian To Be Sworn In As Iran's President Early Next Month". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Iran's Khamenei formally grants Masoud Pezeshkian presidential powers". Agence France-Presse. The Hindu. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.