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This is a list of candidates in 2013 Iranian presidential election which was held on 14 June 2013. This list includes candidates who announced, withdrew, declined or were disqualified their nomination for the election.
The candidates are listed in below in four groups (conservatives, reformists and independents). More than 40 people registered for the election.
| Coalition | Party | Picture | Name | Last political post | Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced | Registered* | Withdraw | Qualified | Votes | |||||
 | (born 1961) | (since 2005) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 6,077,292 | ||
 | (born 1945) | (1981–1997) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 2,268,753 | ||
 | (born 1945) | (2004–2008) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
 | (born 1960) | (since 2009) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | ||
 | (born 1964) | (2005–2009) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1949) | (since 2009) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1959) | (since 2010) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1959) | (since 2009) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1954) | (since 2011) | Yes | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1941) | (since 2003) | Yes | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1963) | (since 2009) | No | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1959) | (2006–2009) | No | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1969) | (since 2011) | No | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1965) | (since 2007) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 4,168,946 | ||
 | (born 1965) | (2005–2009) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1961) | (2005–2009) | Yes | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1953) | (2005–2010) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | ||
 | (born 1953) | (2010–2011) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1951) | (since 2004) | Yes | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1949) | (1993–1997) | Yes | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1959) | (2005–2008) | Yes | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1965) | (since 2004) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | ||
 | (born 1958) | (since 2008) | No | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1954) | (since 1997) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 3,884,412 | ||
 | (born 1945) | (1989–1997) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | ||
 | (born 1958) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | |||
| N/A | | (born 1956) | (2011–2012) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | |
| N/A |  | (born 1958) | (2005–2006) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | |
| N/A |  | (born 1959) | (2006–2009) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | |
 | (born 1948) | (1989–2005) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 18,613,329 | ||
 | (born 1934) | No | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
 | (born 1963) | (2004–2012) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | ||
 | (born 1951) | (2001–2005) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
 | (born 1956) | (2000–2005) | Yes | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1960) | (1997–2005) | No | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1934) | (1981–1997) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | ||
 | (born 1960) | (1997–2005) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1957) | (1997–2005) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1952) | (1989–1997) | No | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1961) | (1988–2004) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | ||
 | (born 1953) | (1989–2001) | Yes | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| N/A |  | (born 1955) | (1999–2003) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | |
| N/A | | (born 1954) | (2000–2008) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | |
| N/A |  | (born 1962) | (1996–2008) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | |
| N/A |  | (born 1963) | (2000–2004) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | |
| N/A |  | (born 1954) | (2001–2005) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | |
| Independents |  | (born 1941) | (1985–1997) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 446,015 | |
 | (born 1946) | (2005–2009) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | ||
 | (born 1953) | (1996–2008) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | ||
 | (born 1959) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | |||
 | (born 1947) | (1980–1988) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | ||
 | (born 1950) | (2005–2008) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1953) | (2007–2008) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | ||
 | (born 1956) | (2010–2013) | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | ||
 | (born 1947) | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A | |||
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated he will not endorse anyone or interfere in the election to choose his successor, [2] however he announced he will support Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei if he will be confirmed, two other cabinet members, Mohammad-Reza Rahimi and Sadeq Khalilian are also registered without the support of Ahmadinejad:
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The main candidate was elected by a majority vote of the congress on 10 May 2013:
Despite being associated with the CCA, Hassan Rouhani was not supported by the party as he progressed in the election. The party eventually had no candidate that they directly supported.
Hassan Rouhani announced his registration after his mentor Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was disqualified. Rouhani had gained heavy reformist support throughout his election campaign, with himself being a centrist moderate with ties to the conservative faction.
On 15 January 2013, Democracy party elected their party leader, Mostafa Kavakebian as their sole candidate for the upcoming election. Kavakebian also said that he will withdraw if Mohammad Khatami announced his candidacy.[ citation needed ]
The party elected Hossein Kamali as their candidate on 22 November 2012 but Kamali withdrew on 11 May 2013. The supporting candidate will be elected on 25 May 2013.[ citation needed ]
After Mohammad-Ali Najafi announced he will not register for the election, the party announced their support for Hassan Rouhani after their candidate Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was disqualified:
Mohammad Khatami was considered to be a very popular frontrunner with a lot of support in the election, but he was eventually disqualified, the party then announced their support for Hassan Rouhani:
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