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'''Mohammad Mokhber'''{{Efn|{{lang-fa|محمد مخبر}}}} (born 26 June 1955)<ref>[https://saten.ir/450895/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3/ معاون اول رئیس جمهور رئیسی کیست +عکس] {{in lang|fa}}</ref> is an Iranian politician who is serving as the acting [[ |
'''Mohammad Mokhber'''{{Efn|{{lang-fa|محمد مخبر}}}} (born 26 June 1955)<ref>[https://saten.ir/450895/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3/ معاون اول رئیس جمهور رئیسی کیست +عکس] {{in lang|fa}}</ref> is an Iranian politician who is serving as the acting [[president of Iran]],{{Efn|Following the death of President [[Ebrahim Raisi]] in the [[2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash]]{{cn}}}} and the current and seventh [[vice president of Iran]]. He is also a member of the [[Expediency Discernment Council]]. He was former head of the [[Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order]] (EIKO), the chairman of board at [[Sina Bank]] and deputy governor of [[Khuzestan Province]]. He was born in [[Dezful]], Iran.<ref>[https://www.president.ir/en/130489 Ayatollah Raisi appoints Dr Mohammad Mokhber as 1st VP] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808175301/https://www.president.ir/en/130489|date=8 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/mohammad-mokhber-named-as-first-vice-president-of-iran/ | title=Mohammad Mokhber named as first Vice President of Iran |date=11 August 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://irangov.ir/detail/368346 | title=Ayatollah Raisi appoints Dr Mohammad Mokhber as 1st VP }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/468910/New-chapter-has-opened-in-Iran-Turkmenistan-ties-VP | title=New chapter has opened in Iran-Turkmenistan ties: VP | date=9 January 2022 }}</ref> |
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As Iran's first vice president, Mokhber assumes, with the approval of the [[Supreme Leader of Iran]], "the powers and functions of the President" upon the death of the president according to the [[Constitution of Iran]]. A Temporary Presidential Council is formed (Speaker of the Assembly, Head of Judiciary, First Vice President), and the council is to organize a new election within 50 days.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shora-gc.ir/en/news/87/constitution-of-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-full-text |title=Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran (full text) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= June 2, 2021 |website= shora-gc.ir |publisher= [[Guardian Council]] |access-date=May 20, 2024 |quote="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 assume, 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, is 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."}}</ref> Following the [[2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash|death]] of [[President of Iran]] [[Ebrahim Raisi]], he has assumed the role of Acting President of Iran. |
As Iran's first vice president, Mokhber assumes, with the approval of the [[Supreme Leader of Iran]], "the powers and functions of the President" upon the death of the president according to the [[Constitution of Iran]]. A Temporary Presidential Council is formed (Speaker of the Assembly, Head of Judiciary, First Vice President), and the council is to organize a new election within 50 days.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shora-gc.ir/en/news/87/constitution-of-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-full-text |title=Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran (full text) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= June 2, 2021 |website= shora-gc.ir |publisher= [[Guardian Council]] |access-date=May 20, 2024 |quote="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 assume, 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, is 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."}}</ref> Following the [[2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash|death]] of [[President of Iran]] [[Ebrahim Raisi]], he has assumed the role of Acting President of Iran. |
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Mohammad Mokhber | |
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محمد مخبر | |
Interim President of Iran | |
Assumed office 19 May 2024 | |
Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
Preceded by | Ebrahim Raisi |
7th First Vice President of Iran | |
Assumed office 8 August 2021 | |
President | Ebrahim Raisi |
Preceded by | Eshaq Jahangiri |
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 | Aref Norouzi (acting) Parviz Fattah |
Personal details | |
Born | Dezful, Iran | 26 June 1955
Political party | Independent |
Mohammad Mokhber[a] (born 26 June 1955)[1] is an Iranian politician who is serving as the acting president of Iran,[b] and the current and seventh vice president of Iran. He is also a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was former head of the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order (EIKO), the chairman of board at Sina Bank and deputy governor of Khuzestan Province. He was born in Dezful, Iran.[2][3][4][5]
As Iran's first vice president, Mokhber assumes, with the approval of the Supreme Leader of Iran, "the powers and functions of the President" upon the death of the president according to the Constitution of Iran. A Temporary Presidential Council is formed (Speaker of the Assembly, Head of Judiciary, First Vice President), and the council is to organize a new election within 50 days.[6] Following the death of President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, he has assumed the role of Acting President of Iran.
Early life and education
Muhammad Mokhber was born in Dezful in 1955.[7] He possesses two doctoral degrees, including a doctorate academic paper (and an MA) in international rights; he also has a doctorate degree in management.[7] He also holds an MA in management.[8]
Career
He was as an officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's medical corps during the Iran–Iraq War. In the 1990s, Mokhber was the CEO of Dezful Telecommunications in his hometown, then deputy governor of Khuzestan Province. From the 2000s he was the chairman of Sina Bank for about ten years. He became head of the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order (EIKO) in 2007.[9]
In October 2022, he was sent to Moscow along with senior IRGC officials and a Supreme National Security Council official to finalize an agreement to send Shahed drones and surface-to-surface missiles to Russia to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[10]
Acting President of Iran (2024-present)
On 19 May 2024, after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, he assumed the role of Acting President of Iran.[11]
Sanction
In July 2010, the European Union included Muhammad Mokhber, president of Setad (Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order), in a list of persons and entities it was sanctioning for alleged involvement in the issue of "nuclear or ballistic missiles activities." In 2012, Mukhbar was removed from the list.[12]
Notes
- ^ Persian: محمد مخبر
- ^ Following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash[citation needed]
References
- ^ معاون اول رئیس جمهور رئیسی کیست +عکس (in Persian)
- ^ Ayatollah Raisi appoints Dr Mohammad Mokhber as 1st VP Archived 8 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mohammad Mokhber named as first Vice President of Iran". 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Ayatollah Raisi appoints Dr Mohammad Mokhber as 1st VP".
- ^ "New chapter has opened in Iran-Turkmenistan ties: VP". 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran (full text)". shora-gc.ir. Guardian Council. 2 June 2021. 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 assume, 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, is 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.
- ^ a b "Biography: Mohammad Mokhber". Student News Network. 14 August 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Mohamad Mokhber is going to Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order ictna.ir Retrieved 14 August 2020
- ^ "Mohammad Mokhber: First Vice President of Iran". United Against Nuclear Iran. American Coalition Against Nuclear Iran. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Iran agrees to supply missiles as well as drones to Russia". The Guardian. 18 October 2022.
- ^ Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran's interim president? Reuters. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Special Report: Khamenei's conglomerate thrived as sanctions squeezed Iran – Mohammad Mokhber reuters.com Retrieved 16 August 2020