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Ebrahim Raisolsadati (14 December 1960 – 19 May 2024), better known as Ebrahim Raisi, 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 Iran (Persian: رئیسجمهور ایران, romanized: Rayis Jomhur-e 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 · Once seen as a likely successor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, President Ebrahim Raisi has died in office, leaving the Islamic Republic’s hardline establishment facing an uncertain future.
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 · Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash, the government has confirmed. Follow for live updates.
May 20, 2024 · The news that the Iranian president and foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash brought shock and apprehension about what lies ahead as the country was flung, yet again, into crisis...
May 19, 2024 · Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died alongside the country’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian after a helicopter carrying them and other officials crashed in a mountainous and...
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 20, 2024 · The tragic fate of Iran’s hardline president is not expected to disrupt the direction of Iranian policy or jolt the Islamic Republic in any consequential way.
May 20, 2024 · Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dead at 63 Iran's ultraconservative president, killed in a helicopter crash, oversaw a crackdown on women's protests and was linked to extrajudicial killings...
