In accordance with the Iran Constitution, the first vice president Mohammed Mokhber will assume the presidential duties before the election.
This was announced by the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the publication on the social network X, in which he expressed condolences in connection with the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in the crash of a helicopter.
Hameni also announced a five -day mourning throughout the country.
according to Article 131 of the Constitution, Mr. (First Vice President) of Mokhber is the head of the executive branch and is responsible for achieving the necessary agreements with the leaders of the legislative and judicial power to ensure the election of a new president for a maximum of 50 days, ”said Hamens.
Biography of Mohammed Mokhber
Mohammed Mokhber was born in 1955 in the city of Disful of the Iranian province of Huzestan. Mokhber graduated from the faculty of electrical engineering and received a doctoral degree in the field of economic planning and management, as well as international law.
MRHBER was appointed to the post of first vice president in 2021.
He previously held the posts of the chairman of the board of Sina Bank, the head of the headquarters for the execution of orders of the former spiritual leader of Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, vice president of the largest semi-state fund Mostazafan, as well as the deputy governor of the province of Huzestan
In a statement from January, the US Department of Finance announced the inclusion of Mohammed Mokhber and the entire leadership of the headquarters headed by him to execute the orders of the former spiritual leader of Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.