The role of the first vice president was created in the revision of the Constitution in 1989. It took over some of the responsibilities of the prime minister. According to Article 124, the first vice president chairs the board of ministers and coordinates the other vice presidencies, if approved by the president.
According to Article 131, when the presidency is vacant or the president is unable to perform his duties, the first vice president assumes the role, subject to the supreme leader's approval. According to the same article, a council consisting of the first vice president (or anyone serving as acting president), the speaker of the Parliament and the head of the judiciary must ensure that a new president is elected within fifty days. According to Article 132, during the time an acting president is serving (usually a first vice president), the Majlis cannot impeach ministers, it cannot disapprove newly introduced ministers, the Constitution may not be reviewed and national referendums may not be held.
List of First Vice Presidents
Portrait Name Term of office Party President Took office Left office Time in office Hassan Habibi 21 August 1989 26 August 2001 Independent Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Executives of Construction Party(Since 1996) Mohammad Khatami Mohammad Reza Aref 26 August 2001 10 September 2005 Islamic Iran Participation Front Parviz Davoodi 10 September 2005 17 July 2009 Independent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei 17 July 2009 25 July 2009 Independent Office vacant from 25 July to 13 September 2009 Mohammad Reza Rahimi 13 September 2009 5 August 2013 Independent Eshaq Jahangiri 5 August 2013 8 August 2021 Executives of Construction Party Hassan Rouhani Mohammad Mokhber 8 August 2021 28 July 2024 Independent Ebrahim RaisiHimself (acting) Mohammad Reza Aref 28 July 2024 Incumbent Independent Masoud Pezeshkian
Ex-officio 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 Plan and Budget 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 Recruitment Affairs Organization Formerly, heads of these two organizations below were ex-officio Vice Presidents: Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization Vice President and Head of National Youth Organization of Iran Both organizations were merged into Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization Organization became Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.
Optional 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 (2009–2024) Vice President for Legal Affairs (2009–2024) Vice President for Executive Affairs (1989–1993; 1994–2001; 2005–2009; 2011–2017; 2021–2024) Vice President for International Affairs (2011–2013) Vice President for Economic Affairs (1993–1994; 2017–2023) Vice President for Women and Family Affairs (2013–2024) Vice President for Management and Human Resources Development (2009–2013) Vice President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs (2007–2014) Vice President for Development and Social Affairs (1998–1999)
Current Vice Presidents Office PortraitName Assumed officeLeft officePolitical partyPolitical affiliationRef. Vice presidents of Iran First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref 28 July 2024 Incumbent Non-Partisan Reformist Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohsen Esmaeili 15 April 2025 Incumbent Non-Partisan Non-Partisan Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohammad Ja'far Ghaempanah 1 August 2024 Incumbent Non-Partisan Reformist Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Mohsen Esmaeili 15 April 2025 Incumbent Non-Partisan Non-Partisan Vice President for Plan and Budget Affairs Hamid Pourmohammadi 4 August 2024 Incumbent Non-Partisan Reformist Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Affairs Hossein Afshin 10 August 2024 Incumbent Islamic Society of Students Non-Partisan Vice President for Atomic Energy Affairs Mohammad Eslami 29 August 2021 Incumbent Military Non-Partisan Vice President for Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Ahmad Mousavi 20 December 2025 Incumbent Non-Partisan Non-Partisan Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Zahra Behrouz Azar 10 August 2024 Incumbent Union of Islamic Iran People Party Reformist Vice President for Legal Affairs Majid Ansari 22 August 2024 Incumbent Association of Combatant Clerics ReformistVice President for Environmental Protection AffairsShina Ansari22 August 2024Incumbent Non partisan ReformistVice President for Administrative and Recruitment AffairsAladdin Rafizadeh17 September 2024Incumbent Non partisan Non partisanVice President for Standards Affairs Farzaneh Ansari8 December 2024Incumbent Non partisan Non partisanVice President for Rural Development Affairs and disadvantaged Regions Abdolkarim Hosseinzadeh2 November 2024Incumbent Non partisan Non partisanVice President for Optimization and Strategic Management of Energy Affairs Esmaeil Saqqab Esfahani12 November 2025Incumbent Non partisan Non partisan
See also Chief of Staff of the President of Iran Advisor to the President of Iran Aide to the President of Iran
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