The president of Iran is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The president is the second highest-ranking official of Iran after the Supreme Leader.
The Islamic Consultative Assembly,also called the Iranian Parliament,the Iranian Majles or ICA,is the national legislative body of Iran. The Parliament currently consists of 290 representatives,an increase from the previous 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election.
Ali Ardeshir Larijani is an Iranian moderate politician,philosopher and former military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Iran from 2008 to 2020. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council.
Seyed Mohsen Nourbakhsh was an Iranian economist,most known as governor of the Central Bank of Iran and the former minister of finance of Iran. Nourbakhsh had pro-market views.
The Imam Sadiq University is an Islamic private university in Tehran,Iran. Established in 1982,the goal of the university is to bridge the gap between Islamic researches and modern studies,especially humanities. The university was dedicated to training politicians and jurists preaching Islam. Reflecting its commitment to Islamic principles,the university separates educational environments for female and male students.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an Iranian principlist and nationalist politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. He is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was known for his hardline views and nuclearisation of Iran. He was also the main political leader of the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran,a coalition of conservative political groups in the country,and served as mayor of Tehran from 2003 to 2005,reversing many of his predecessor's reforms.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iran:
The Cabinet of Iran is a formal body composed of government officials,ministers,chosen and led by a President. Its composition must be approved by a vote in the Parliament. According to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran,the President may dismiss members of the cabinet,but must do so in writing,and new appointees must again be approved by the Parliament. The cabinet meets weekly on Saturdays in Tehran. There may be additional meetings if circumstances require it. The president chairs the meetings. The Supreme Leader has the power to dismiss cabinet members like ministers and vice presidents,as well as the President,at any time,regardless of the Parliament's decisions.
Ali Nikzad is an Iranian conservative politician and academic and a former cabinet minister.
Mohammad Hosseini is an Iranian politician and who is currently serving as the vice president for parliamentary affairs in the cabinet of Ebrahim Raisi.
Hassan Rouhani is an Iranian Islamist politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. He is also a sharia lawyer ("Wakil"),academic,former diplomat and Islamic cleric. He has been a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts since 1999. He was a member of the Expediency Council from 1991 to 2021,and also was a member of the Supreme National Security Council from 1989 to 2021. Rouhani was deputy speaker of the fourth and fifth terms of the Parliament of Iran (Majlis) and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 1989 to 2005. In the latter capacity,he was the country's top negotiator with the EU three,UK,France,and Germany,on nuclear technology in Iran,and has also served as a Shia mujtahid,and economic trade negotiator.
Sadeq Khalilian is an Iranian conservative politician who served as the governor of Khuzestan Province from 2021 to 2022. He is the former agriculture minister from 2009 to 2013 in the government headed by Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.
Ali Tayebnia is an Iranian academic,economist and former minister of finance. He was designated by President Hassan Rouhani for the position of finance minister on 4 August 2013 and was confirmed by the parliament on 15 August. He left the office on 20 August 2017.
Presidential elections were held in Iran on 19 May 2017,the twelfth such election in Iran. Local elections were held simultaneously.
Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati,commonly known as Ebrahim Raisi,is an Iranian Principlist politician,Muslim jurist,and the eighth and current president of Iran since 3 August 2021,following his election to the presidency in the 2021 election.
Esmaeil Khatib is an Iranian cleric and politician who has been serving as the minister of intelligence since August 2021. He is the eighth official to hold the post.
Javad Owji is an Iranian oil engineer and politician who has been serving as the minister of oil since 25 August 2021.
Amin Hossein Rahimi is an Iranian politician. He served in the majlis from 2008 and to 2012 and has been the minister of justice since 25 August 2021.
The cabinet led by Haj Ali Razmara was formed on 26 June 1950 and succeeded the cabinet led by Ali Mansur who was in office between April and June 1950. Razmara was a lieutenant general at the imperial army and was serving as the chief of the general staff when he was appointed by the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as the prime minister. It was the 33rd and first military cabinet in Iran since 1924. Behrooz Moazami also argues that it was one of the cabinets which did not follow the political agenda of the Shah in addition to the cabinets of Mohammad Mosaddegh and those of Ahmad Qavam in the Pahlavi rule. The Razmara cabinet ended on 11 March 1951 three days after the assassination of the prime minister.
