Events from the year 1997 in Iran.
Incumbents Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei President: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (until August 2), Mohammad Khatami (starting August 2) Vice President: Hassan Habibi Chief Justice: Mohammad Yazdii
Events Iranian presidential election, 1997
2 August – Mohammad Khatami became president of Iran.
See also Years in Iraq Years in Afghanistan
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