The vice president of Iran ( fa, معاون رئیس‌جمهور ایران) is defined by article 124 of the

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, as anyone appointed by the

president of Iran The president of Iran ( fa, رئیس‌جمهور ایران, Rayis Jomhur-e Irān) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The president is the second highest-ranking official of Iran after the Supreme Leader. The president i ...

to lead an organization related to presidential affairs. , there are 12 vice presidents in Iran. The first vice president ( fa, معاون‌اول) leads cabinet meetings in the absence of the president.

Vice presidents

First vice president

The role of the first vice president was created in the revision of the

in 1989. It took over some of the responsibilities of the

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. According to Article 124, the first vice president chairs the board of ministers and coordinates the other vice presidencies, if let by the president. According to Article 131, the 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, the 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

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cannot impeach ministers and it can't disapprove newly introduced ministers. Also, referendums and revisions to the Constitution are forbidden.

List

Ex-officio vice presidents

Current officeholders are ''

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'' vice presidents: * Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization * Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization * Vice President and Head of

Plan and Budget Organization Plan and Budget Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (abbreviated as PBO) ( fa, سازمان برنامه و بودجه کشور) is a governmental department of the Government of Iran. It is administered and funded by the Presidency of ...

* Vice President and Head of

Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs The Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs ( fa, بنیاد شهید و امور ایثارگران ''Bonyad Shahid va Omur-e Ithargaran'') is an Iranian foundation that receives its funding directly from the national budget. Amir-Hossein Ghaz ...

* Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation * Vice President and Head of Administrative and Employment Affairs Organization Formerly, heads of these two organization below were ex-officio Vice Presidents: * Vice President and Head of

Physical Education Organization The Physical Education Organization was an effort by the Government of Iran to promote the development of athletics and sporting activities of Iran. It was dissolved in late 2010 and its responsibilities transferred to the Ministry of Sport and Y ...

* Vice President and Head of National Youth Organization of Iran Both organizations were merged into

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. * Vice President and Head of

Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft Organization ( fa, وزارت میراث فرهنگی، گردشگری و صنایع دستی ایران, ''Vâzart-e Miras-e Ferhengi-ye, Gârdâshigâri-ye vâ Sânai'-ye Dâsti-ye Iran'') is ...

Organization became Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization.

Optional vice presidents

The President may or may not choose vice presidents for specific issues, but their existence is not obligatory. Some of the offices held by vice presidents are: * Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs (2009–) * Vice President for Legal Affairs (2009–) * Vice President for Executive Affairs (1989–1993; 1994–2001; 2005–2009; 2011–2017; 2021–) * Vice President for International Affairs (2011–2013) * Vice President for Economic Affairs (1993–1994; 2017–) * Vice President for Women and Family Affairs (2013–) * Vice President for Management and Human Resources Development (2009–2013) * Vice President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs (2007–2014) * Vice President for Development and Social Affairs (1998–1999)

Current vice presidents

In popular culture

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'' (2016), a drama film written and directed by

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References

External links

{{First Vice Presidents of Iran Lists of vice presidents *Main fa:معاون اول رئیس‌جمهور ایران