List of Iranian officials

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This is a list of Iranian officials with their titles.

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005 Iranian presidential election</span>


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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mehdi Karroubi</span> Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Association of Combatant Clerics</span> Political party in Iran

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Behesht-e Zahra</span> Cemetery in Tehran

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani</span> Iranian Ayatollah (1931–2014)

Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani was an Iranian Shia cleric, writer and conservative and principlist politician who was Prime Minister of Iran from 2 September until 29 October 1981. Before that, he was Minister of Interior in the cabinets of Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. He was the leader of Combatant Clergy Association and Chairman of the Assembly of Experts and also founder and president of Imam Sadiq University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mohammad-Ali Najafi</span> Iranian mathematician and politician

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eshaq Jahangiri</span> Vice President of Iran from 2013 to 2021

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ministry of Justice (Iran)</span> Justice ministry of Iran

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cabinet of Iran</span> Iranian cabinet

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mehdi Qoli Hedayat</span> Prime Minister of Iran (1864–1955)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mohammad Shariatmadari</span> Iranian politician

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hassan Rouhani 2013 presidential campaign</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hossein Dehghan</span>

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