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born 14 December 1960, commonly known, is an Iranian politician who is the
eighth and current president of Iran since 2021. A Principlist and a Muslim
jurist, he became president after the 2021 election.
Raisi
successfully ran for president a second time in 2021 with 62.9% of the votes,
succeeding Hassan Rouhani. According to many observers, the 2021 Iranian
presidential election was rigged in favour of Raisi, who is considered an ally
of Ali Khamenei. Raisi is often seen as a frontrunner to succeed Khamenei as
Supreme Leader.
Raisi is one
of nine Iranian officials listed in November 2019 subjected to sanctions by the
United States Department of State due to alleged human rights abuses. He is
currently sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control in accordance
with Executive Order 13876.
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Helicopter
crash
He went
missing on the 19th of May 2024 and due to a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan
with the remains of the helicopter being allegedly found by Iranian search
teams and contact being established with one of the passengers on the aircraft
but no information about Raisi is known at the moment. Reactions to the crash
were mixed with some launching fireworks and with others praying for his safety
along with his crew's safety.
Ebrahim
Raisi family
Raisi is
married to Jamileh Alamolhoda, daughter of Mashhad Friday Prayers Imam, Ahmad
Alamolhoda. She is an associate professor at Tehran's Shahid Beheshti
University and also president of the university's Institute of Fundamental
Studies of Science and Technology.
In 1983 at
the age of 18, Jamileh Alamolhoda married Ebrahim Raisi. The couple has two
daughters, one of whom has a PhD in sociology from the University of Tehran and
the other has a BSc in physics from Sharif University of Technology.
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Annual
salary in 2024
Iran President Ebrahim Raisi earns a salary of Iranian rial 459528197.54 ($10,925) annually.