Mohsen Rezaee

Not to be confused with Mohsen Rezaee (taekwondo).

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Mohsen Rezaee Mirghaed
Rezaee in 2020
Nickname(s)Haj Mohsen[1]
AllegianceIran
Service / branchIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service1980–1997; 2015–present[2]
RankMajor general
Battles / warsIran–Iraq War
AwardsOrder of Fath (1st class) (3 times)
Websiterezaee.ir
Vice President of Iran for Economic Affairs
In office
25 August 2021 – 11 June 2023
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Preceded byMohammad Nahavandian
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 September 1997
Appointed byAli Khamenei
ChairmanAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting)
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Sadeq Larijani
Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council
In office
9 September 1997 – 19 September 2021
Appointed byAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
ChairmanAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting)
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Sadeq Larijani
Preceded byHassan Habibi
Succeeded byMohammad Bagher Zolghadr
Personal details
Born
Sabzevar Rezaei Mirgha'ed

(1954-09-01) 1 September 1954 (age 70)[citation needed]
Masjed Soleyman, Khuzestan Province, Imperial State of Iran
Political partyResistance Front of Islamic Iran (Spiritual leader)
Other political
affiliations		Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization (1979–1980)
Spouse
Masoumeh Khadang
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(m. 1974)​
Children5, including Ahmad
Alma mater
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Mohsen Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: محسن رضایی, born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: سبزوار رضایی میرقائد; born 1 September[citation needed] 1954) is an Iranian conservative politician affiliated with the Resistance Front of Islamic Iran[2] and senior military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council, secretary of the Supreme Council for Economic Coordination [fa], as well as the secretary of the Iranian government's Economic Committee.[3] He was secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council from 1997 to 2021 and Vice President of Iran for Economic Affairs between 2021 and 2023.

From 1980 to 1997, Rezaee was commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Before the Iranian Revolution, Rezaee was a member of the Islamist guerilla rebel group Mansouroun and joined the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization following the revolution.[4]

Dubbed a "perennial candidate",[5] Rezaee ran as a conservative presidential candidate in the 2009 elections,[6] coming third with 1.7 percent of the vote, behind winner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and reformist runner-up Mir-Hossein Mousavi.[7] He was also a candidate in 2013 presidential election and received 3,884,412 votes. He ranked fourth behind winner Hassan Rouhani, runner-up Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Saeed Jalili.

In the 2021 election, Rezaee was the runner-up to the winner Ebrahim Raisi, who came victorious from the first round, garnering 3.4 million votes, slightly lower than his 2013 tally.

  1. ^ Ali Chenar (2 April 2010), "Exploiting Martyrs for Propaganda", Tehran Bureau, PBS, retrieved 5 October 2017
  2. ^ a b Rohollah Faghihi (13 May 2015). "Iran's Rezaei returns to his military roots". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ Baghishov, Elnur (25 August 2021). "Mohsen Rezaee appointed Vice President of Iran". Trend News Agency. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ Alfoneh, Ali (2013), Iran Unveiled: How the Revolutionary Guards Is Transforming Iran from Theocracy into Military Dictatorship, AEI Press, pp. 8–10
  5. ^ Robert Tait (15 June 2013), "Iran election: Mohsen Rezaei profile", The Daily Telegraph, London, retrieved 26 March 2015
  6. ^ Nazila Fathi (23 April 2009). "Ex-Leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Seeks Presidency". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Ahmadinejad wins Iran presidential election". BBC News. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.