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President of Iran

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President of Iran

The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: رئیس‌جمهور ایران, romanized: Rais Jomhur-e Irān) is the head of government of Iran and the second highest-ranking official, after the supreme leader. The first election was held in 1980 and was won by Abulhassan Banisadr. Masoud Pezeshkian currently serves as the president of Iran, after being elected in the 2024 Iranian presidential election and being officially endorsed by the supreme leader.

Infobox

Style
Mr. President
Type
Head of government
Member of
mw- CabinetSupreme Council of the Cultural RevolutionExpediency Discernment CouncilSupreme National Security CouncilSupreme Council of Cyberspace
Residence
Presidential Administration(working)Sa'dabad Complex(ceremonial and residence)
Seat
Pasteur Street, Tehran
Appointer
Direct vote
Term length
4 years, renewable once consecutively
Formation
4 February 1980; 45 years ago (1980-02-04)
First holder
Abolhassan Banisadr
Deputy
First Vice President
Salary
2155 USD annually (538,592,400 ﷼)(as of 2019)
Website
Official website

Tables

· Latest election
Votes
Votes
Candidate
Votes
Candidate
%
Party or alliance
Votes
Party or alliance
%
Total
Total
Candidate
Total
Candidate
23,479,026
Party or alliance
100.00
Party or alliance
29,922,582
Party or alliance
100.00
Valid votes
Valid votes
Candidate
Valid votes
Candidate
23,479,026
Party or alliance
95.70
Party or alliance
29,922,582
Party or alliance
98.01
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
Candidate
Invalid/blank votes
Candidate
1,056,159
Party or alliance
4.30
Party or alliance
607,575
Party or alliance
1.99
Total votes
Total votes
Candidate
Total votes
Candidate
24,535,185
Party or alliance
100.00
Party or alliance
30,530,157
Party or alliance
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
Registered voters/turnout
Candidate
Registered voters/turnout
Candidate
61,452,321
Party or alliance
39.93
Party or alliance
61,452,321
Party or alliance
49.68
Source: ISNA, IranIntl, Tejarat News
Source: ISNA, IranIntl, Tejarat News
Candidate
Source: ISNA, IranIntl, Tejarat News
Candidate
Party or alliance
First round
Second round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Masoud Pezeshkian
Independent
Reformists
10,415,991
44.36
16,384,403
54.76
Saeed Jalili
Independent
Principlists
9,473,298
40.35
13,538,179
45.24
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran
Principlists
3,383,340
14.41
Mostafa Pourmohammadi
Combatant Clergy Association
Principlists
206,397
0.88
Total
23,479,026
100.00
29,922,582
100.00
Valid votes
23,479,026
95.70
29,922,582
98.01
Invalid/blank votes
1,056,159
4.30
607,575
1.99
Total votes
24,535,185
100.00
30,530,157
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
61,452,321
39.93
61,452,321
49.68
Source: ISNA, IranIntl, Tejarat News
· External links
Preceded byPrime Minister of Iran
Preceded byPrime Minister of Iran
Head of government of Iran
Preceded byPrime Minister of Iran
Head of government of Iran
President of Iran 1989–present
Head of government of Iran
Incumbent
Head of government of Iran
Preceded byPrime Minister of Iran
President of Iran 1989–present
Incumbent

References

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