Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran's interim president?
Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead on Monday after rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded western mountain region. “The servant of the Iranian nation, Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi has achieved the highest level of martyrdom while serving the people," state TV declared, showing pictures of Raisi as a voice recited the Koran.
Meanwhile, Iran's first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, is expected to become the interim president. According to Article 131 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, “In case of death, dismissal, resignation, absence, or illness lasting longer than two months of the President, or when his term in office has ended, and a new president has not been elected due to some impediments, or similar other circumstances, his first deputy shall assume, with the approval of the Leader, the powers and functions of the President." Also Read: Who was Ebrahim Raisi? Protégé of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei “In case of death of the first deputy to the President, or other matters which prevent him to perform his duties, or when the President does not have a first deputy, the Leader shall appoint another person in his place," it noted.
Here are some key facts about Mohammad Mokhber, 68, Iran's first vice president who is expected to become interim president: 1. As interim president, Mokhber will be part of a three-person council, including the parliament speaker and the judiciary head.
This council is responsible for organizing a new presidential election within 50 days of the president's death. 2.
Born on September 1, 1955, Mohammad Mokhber, like Raisi, is considered close to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who holds ultimate authority in all state matters. Mokhber was appointed as first
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