According to the news of Mehr News Agency and Reuters on the 20th, Iranian President Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter accident on the 19th. So far, there has been no official response from Iranian officials. Iranian President Raisi was killed in an accident while serving and performing his duties to the Iranian people, according to the Mehr news agency. Also on the same helicopter were the governor of the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan and others.
Pictures of the accident helicopter scene taken by a drone According to CCTV News
According to the Iranian constitution, in the event of the death of the president, the first vice president will take over the presidency, subject to confirmation by the Supreme Leader. The Supreme Leader has the final say in all national affairs in Iran's political system. In addition, a committee consisting of the First Vice-President, the Speaker of Parliament and the Minister of Justice must schedule a new presidential election within 50 days. According to the original schedule, Iran's next presidential election was supposed to be held in 2025.
In 1989, Iran's institutional reforms abolished the prime minister's office, and the vice president took over some of the prime minister's powers. Iran currently has a number of cabinet members who also serve as vice presidents, but Mohammad Muheber is the first vice president personally appointed by President Raisi in August 2021, and Muheber is also considered to be the best of the Iranian cabinet members, and in the event of Raisi's death, Mukhber will be replaced by the constitution.
Muhber
Born in 1955 in the Iranian city of Dezfur, Muhber pursued two master's degrees and two doctorates in economic development planning and management. Muhber served as a medical officer for Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps during the Iran-Iraq War, and later as general manager of the Khuzestan Provincial Telecommunications Company and as general manager of the Mustafa Charitable Foundation. After many years of experience in the fields of medical care and telecommunications, he was elected vice governor of Khuzestan province and has since entered the political arena. After being appointed first vice president in 2021, he has also appeared at important foreign affairs events in Iran.
Muhber (right) receives Qatari Emir Al Thani (left)
Before his appointment as vice president, Muhber was at the helm of Iran's Setaad for 14 years, an economic bloc that reports directly to Iran's supreme leader, not only because of its economic strength, but also because of many of the philanthropic tasks in Iranian society. During his tenure at the helm of Setad, the company developed a homegrown coronavirus vaccine in Iran during the pandemic.
In July 2010, the European Union added Mohber (then chairman of Setad) to the list of individuals and entities sanctioned for their alleged involvement in "nuclear or ballistic missile activities." Two years later, the European Union removed him from the aforementioned list.
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