* Vice President of Iran *
معاون رئیسجمهور ایران
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| Incumbent Eshaq Jahangiri since 4 August 2013 |
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| Hassan Habibi September 1, 1989 |
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The Vice President of Iran (Persian: معاون ریاست جمهوری اسلامی ایران) is defined by article 124 of the Iranian constitution, as anyone appointed by the President to lead an organization related to Presidential affairs. As of July 2009, there are 12 Vice Presidents in Iran. The First Vice President is the most important as he or she leads cabinet meetings in the absence of the president.
While the Constitution of Iran allows for vice presidents, their existence is not obligatory. The President may or may not choose vice presidents. The president may even not have a First Vice President.
Contents- 1 First Vice President
- 1.1 List
- 2 Current Vice Presidents
- 3 Living former First Vice Presidents
- 4 See also
- 5 References
- 6 External links
The role of First Vice President was created in the revision of the Constitution of Iran in 1989. It took over some of the responsibilities of Prime Minister. According to Article 124, First Vice President will be chairing the board of ministers and coordinate the other vice presidencies, if let by the President. According to Article 131, First Vice President takes over as acting President in cases where the President in incapacitated, but only if permitted by the Supreme Leader. According to the same Article, First Vice President (or anyone serving as acting President) must make sure that a new president is elected in fifty days.
According to Article 132, during the time an Acting President is serving (usually a First Vice President), the Majlis cannot impeach ministers and it can''t disapprove newly introduced ministers. Also, referendums and revisions to the Constitution are forbidden.
ListReformist Conservative
| 1 | Hassan Habibi | 1937–2013 | 1 September 1989 | 11 September 2001 | Executives of Construction Party | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami | |
| 2 | Mohammad-Reza Aref | 1951– | 11 September 2001 | 11 September 2005 | Islamic Iran Participation Front | Mohammad Khatami | |
| 3 | Parviz Davoodi | 1952– | 11 September 2005 | 17 July 2009 | Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | |
| 4 | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei | 1960– | 17 July 2009 | 25 July 2009 | Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | |
| 5 | Mohammad Reza Rahimi | 1949– | 13 September 2009 | 3 August 2013 | Isargaran Population | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | |
| 6 | Eshaq Jahangiri | 1957– | 4 August 2013 | Incumbent | Executives of Construction Party | Hassan Rouhani |
- First Vice President: Eshaq Jahangiri
- Vice President for Executive Affairs: Mohammad Shariatmadari
- Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization: Masoumeh Ebtekar
- Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization: Ali Akbar Salehi
- Vice President and Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization Chief: Masoud Soltanifar
- Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization: Mohammad Bagher Nobakht
- Vice President for International Affairs: Akbar Torkan
- Vice President for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs: Majead Ansari
- Vice President and Head of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Foundation: Mohammad-Ali Shahidi
- Vice President and Head of Center for Women and Family Participation Affairs: Shahindokht Molaverdi
- Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation: Sorena Sattari
- Vice President for Legal Affairs: Elham Aminzadeh
| Mohammad-Reza Aref | 2001–2005 | (1951-12-19) 19 December 1951 (age 62) | |
| Parviz Davoodi | 2005–2009 | (1952-02-05) 5 February 1952 (age 62) | |
| Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei | 2009 | (1960-11-16) 16 November 1960 (age 53) | |
| Mohammad Reza Rahimi | 2009–2013 | (1949-01-11) 11 January 1949 (age 65) |
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