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Vice President of Iran
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Incumbent Mohammad Reza Rahimi since September 13, 2009
Appointer	The President
Inaugural holder	Hassan Habibi April 21, 1989
Website	Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi

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Vice President of Iran is defined by article 124 of the Iranian constitution, as anyone appointed by the President to lead an organization related to Presidential affairs. As of May 2009^[update], there are 10 Vice Presidents in Iran. The First Vice President is the most important as he or she leads cabinet meetings in the absence of the president.^[1]

While the Constitution of Iran allows for vice presidents, their existence is not obligatory. The President may or may not choose vice presidents. The president may even not have a First Vice President.

1 First Vice President
- 1.1 List
2 Current Vice Presidents
3 References

First Vice President

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

Reformists Conservatives

#	Name	Born-Died	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
1	Hassan Habibi	1937-	1 September 1989	11 September 2001	Coalition of Iran's Independent Volunteers
2	Mohammad-Reza Aref	1941-	11 September 2001	11 September 2005	Islamic Iran Participation Front
3	Parviz Davoodi	1952-	11 September 2005	17 July 2009	Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran
4	Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei	1960-	17 July 2009	25 July 2009	Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran
5	Mohammad Reza Rahimi	1952-	13 September 2009	Incumbent	Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran

Current Vice Presidents

First Vice President: Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization: Ali Akbar Salehi
Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization: Fatemeh Javadi
Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization: Farhad Rahbar
Vice President for Executive Affairs: Mohammad Me'marian
Vice President and Head of National Sports Organization: Ali Saeedlou
Vice President for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs: Ahmad Mousavi
Vice President and Head of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Foundation: Hossein Dehghan
Vice President and Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization Chief: Hamid Baghai
Vice President and Head of Youth National Organization: Mehrdad Bazrpash

References

^ "Iran VP pick too friendly toward Israel?". Associated Press. Accessed July 22, 2009.

See also List of current Vice Presidents

v • d • e 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-Present)