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Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati [a] (14 December 1960 – 19 May 2024), better known as Ebrahim Raisi, [b] was an Iranian politician who served as the eighth president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.
The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: رئیسجمهور ایران, romanized: Rais Jomhure Irān) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the second highest-ranking official, after the supreme leader.
May 20, 2024 · Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash, the government has confirmed. Follow for live updates.
May 19, 2024 · In the hours since the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was confirmed by authorities, Iranian government supporters have begun pouring into the squares of Tehran for a mourning...
May 19, 2024 · A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed while he was visiting a northern region in the country Sunday, according to the Iranian state news agency IRNA.
May 20, 2024 · Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president and a top contender to succeed the nation’s supreme leader, was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash. He was 63.
May 20, 2024 · Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known for enforcing brutal crackdowns on political opposition and seen as a potential successor to the supreme leader, has died in a helicopter crash...
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, was a hard-line cleric close to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Aug 5, 2021 · Iran's new president, Ebrahim Raisi, has been sworn into office, following his election victory in June. Mr Raisi, a hardline cleric, succeeds Hassan Rouhani, seen in the West as a relative...
May 19, 2024 · Ebrahim Raisi, 63, a hard-line religious cleric, was elected president of Iran in 2021. In his tenure as president, he oversaw a strategy to expand his country’s regional influence — backing ...
