Vice President of Iran

First Vice President of Iran
Official seal
Incumbent Eshaq Jahangiri (First) and 11 others since 3 August 2013
Member of	Cabinet
Residence	Sa'dabad Palace
Appointer	The President
Term length	No term
Inaugural holder	Hassan Habibi September 1, 1989
Succession	First (in line of presidential succession)
Website	The First Vice Presidency

The Vice President of Iran (Persian: معاون ریاست جمهوری اسلامی ایران‎‎) is defined by article 124 of the Constitution of Iran, as anyone appointed by the President of Iran to lead an organization related to Presidential affairs. As of July 2009, there are 12 Vice Presidents in Iran. The First Vice President (Persian: معاون‌اول‎‎) is the most important as he or she leads cabinet meetings in the absence of the president.^[1]

Vice Presidents

First Vice President

The role of First Vice President was created in the revision of the Constitution 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

№	Name	Picture	Birth–Death	Took office	Left office	President
1	Hassan Habibi		1937–2013	1 September 1989	11 September 2001	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
						Mohammad Khatami
2	Mohammad-Reza Aref		1951–	11 September 2001	11 September 2005
3	Parviz Davoodi		1952–	11 September 2005	17 July 2009	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
4	Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei		1960–	17 July 2009	25 July 2009
5	Mohammad Reza Rahimi		1949–	13 September 2009	3 August 2013
6	Eshaq Jahangiri		1957–	3 August 2013	Incumbent	Hassan Rouhani

Ex-officio Vice Presidents

Current officeholders are ex officio Vice Presidents:

• Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization
• Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization
• Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization
• Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization
• Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs
• Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation
• Vice President and Head of Administrative and Employment Affairs Organization

Formerly, heads of these two organization below were ex-officio Vice Presidents:

• Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization
• Vice President and Head of National Youth Organization

Both organizations were merged into Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Optional Vice Presidents

The President may or may not choose vice presidents for specific issues, but their existence is not obligatory. Some of the offices held by vice presidents are:

• Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs
• Vice President for Legal Affairs
• Vice President for Executive Affairs
• Vice President for International Affairs
• Vice President for Women and Family Affairs
• Vice President for Management and Human Resources Development
• Vice President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs
• Vice President for Development and Social Affairs

Current Vice Presidents

• First Vice President: Eshaq Jahangiri
• Vice President for Executive Affairs: Mohammad Shariatmadari
• Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization: Vacant
• Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization: Ali Akbar Salehi
• Vice President and Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization Chief: Zahra Ahmadipour
• Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization: Mohammad Bagher Nobakht
• Vice President for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs: Hossein Ali Amiri
• Vice President and Head of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Foundation: Mohammad-Ali Shahidi
• Vice President and Head of Center for Women and Family Participation Affairs: Masoumeh Ebtekar
• Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation: Sorena Sattari
• Vice President and Head of Administrative and Employment Affairs Organization: Jamshid Ansari
• Vice President for Legal Affairs: Laya Jonaidi

See also

• Chief of Staff of the President of Iran
• Advisor to the President of Iran
• Aide to the President of Iran

References

External links

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First Vice Presidents of Iran
Hassan Habibi (1989–2001) Mohammad-Reza Aref (2001–2005) Parviz Davoodi (2005–2009) Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (2009) Mohammad Reza Rahimi (2009–2013) Eshaq Jahangiri (2013–present)