Vice presidents of Iran

Vice President of Iran
Official seal
File:Rahimi.jpg Incumbent Mohammad-Reza Rahimi since September 13, 2009
Appointer	The President
Inaugural holder	Hassan Habibi April 21, 1989
Website	Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi

Vice President of Iran 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.

First Vice President

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.

List

  Reformists   Conservatives

#	Name	Portrait	Born-Died	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party	President
1	Hassan Habibi		1937-	1 September 1989	11 September 2001	Executives of Construction Party	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami
2	Mohammad-Reza Aref		1941-	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	File:Rahimi.jpg	1952-	13 September 2009	Incumbent	Isargaran Population	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Current Vice Presidents

• First Vice President: Mohammad Reza Rahimi
• Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization: Ali Akbar Salehi
• Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization: Mohammad-Javad Mohammadizadeh
• Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization: Farhad Rahbar
• Vice President for Executive Affairs: Mohammad Me'marian
• Vice President and Head of National Sports Organization: Ali Saeedlou
• Vice President for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs: Mohammad-Reza Taj-oldini
• Vice President and Head of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Foundation: Hossein Dehghan
• Vice President and Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization Chief: Hamid Baghai
• Vice President and Head of Youth National Organization: Mehrdad Bazrpash
• Vice President for scientific and technology: Nasrin Soltankhah
• Vice President and Head of Center for Women and Family Participation Affairs: Maryam Mojtahed Zadeh

References

• See also List of current Vice Presidents