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*[[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]], Mayor of [[Tehran]]<ref name="launches">{{cite news |title=Qalibaf launches campaign for presidency |curly=y |url=http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=76471§ionid=351020101 |work=[[Press TV]] |date=[[November 25]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2 December 2008}}</ref> |
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*[[Mohsen Mehralizadeh]], Former Vice-President and 2005 presidential candidate |
*[[Mohsen Mehralizadeh]], Former Vice-President and 2005 presidential candidate |
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*[[Mir-Hossein Mousavi]], Former [[Prime Minister of Iran]]<ref name="launches"/> |
*[[Mir-Hossein Mousavi]], Former [[Prime Minister of Iran]]<ref name="launches"/> |
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| ⚫ | *[[Abdullah Nouri]], Former Minister of Interior, Former Speaker of [[Tehran City Council]]<ref>{{cite journal |last=Rubin |first=Michael |date=[[July 31]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2 December 2008 |title=Iran News Round Up |journal=The Corner on [[National Review#National Review Online|National Review Online]] |url=http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MzkzNGQwNjA3MGI1ODY4NGE5OTY2ZGI3MWIyZDNjMzI=}}</ref> |
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*[[Hassan Rohani]], Former Secretary of National Security Council |
*[[Hassan Rohani]], Former Secretary of National Security Council |
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*[[Mohammad Ali Najafi]], Member of [[Tehran City Council]] and former Minister of Education |
*[[Mohammad Ali Najafi]], Member of [[Tehran City Council]] and former Minister of Education |
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| ⚫ | *[[Abdullah Nouri]], Former Minister of Interior, Former Speaker of [[Tehran City Council]]<ref>{{cite journal |last=Rubin |first=Michael |date=[[July 31]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2 December 2008 |title=Iran News Round Up |journal=The Corner on [[National Review#National Review Online|National Review Online]] |url=http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MzkzNGQwNjA3MGI1ODY4NGE5OTY2ZGI3MWIyZDNjMzI=}}</ref> |
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===Conservatives=== |
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*[[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], Incumbent President |
*[[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], Incumbent President |
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*[[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]], Mayor of [[Tehran]] |
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*[[Gholamali Haddad-Adel]], Former Speaker of Majlis |
*[[Gholamali Haddad-Adel]], Former Speaker of Majlis |
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*[[Ali Akbar Nategh Nouri]], Former Speaker of Majlis |
*[[Ali Akbar Nategh Nouri]], Former Speaker of Majlis |
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*[[Mostafa Pour Mohammadi]], Former Minister of Interior |
*[[Mostafa Pour Mohammadi]], Former Minister of Interior |
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Presidential elections will be held in Iran on 12 June 2009.[1] It will be the 10th presidential elections to be held in the country. The current incumbent is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Declared Candidacy
Reformists
- Mehdi Karroubi, Former Speaker of Majlis[2]
Conservatives
Potential candidates
Aside from President Ahmadinejad, the following people are said to be possible candidates in the election:[3][dead link]
Reformists
- Hossein Kamali, Former Minister of Labour
- Mohammad Khatami, Former President of Iran
- Ali Eshraghi, Grandson of Ruhollah Khomeini
- Tahmasb Mazaheri, Former Governor of Central Bank of Iran
- Mohsen Mehralizadeh, Former Vice-President and 2005 presidential candidate
- Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Former Prime Minister of Iran[4]
- Abdullah Nouri, Former Minister of Interior, Former Speaker of Tehran City Council[5]
- Hassan Rohani, Former Secretary of National Security Council
Declined to run
- Mohammad Ali Najafi, Member of Tehran City Council and former Minister of Education
Conservatives
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Incumbent President
- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Mayor of Tehran
- Gholamali Haddad-Adel, Former Speaker of Majlis
- Mohammad Jahromi, Iranian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
- Ali Akbar Nategh Nouri, Former Speaker of Majlis
- Mostafa Pour Mohammadi, Former Minister of Interior
Declined
- Ali Akbar Velayati, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1981-97[2]
- Ali Larijani, speaker of the Majlis of Iran[2]
Independents
- Akbar Alami, Former Majlis Representative from Tabriz
Ineligible to run
References
- ^ "Iran To Hold Presidential Election In June 2009" (Reuters). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. September 7, 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|curly=ignored (help) - ^ a b c "Khamenei's 'aide rules out presidential run'" (Agence France-Presse). Middle East Times. October 26, 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
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- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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