Presidential elections were held in
Iran on 28 July 1989, after the death of
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imam Khomeini ( , ; ; 17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of ...
and the selection of
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the previous
President of Iran, as the new
Supreme Leader of Iran. Out of the seventy-nine candidates registered to run, only two were approved by the
Council of Guardians, which resulted in a very predictable win by
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the previous Speaker of
Majlis
( ar, المجلس, pl. ') is an Arabic term meaning "sitting room", used to describe various types of special gatherings among common interest groups of administrative, social or religious nature in countries with linguistic or cultural conne ...
.
The Iranian constitution was amended by
referendum on the same day.
Candidates
Disqualified candidates
The
Guardian Council
The Guardian Council, (also called Council of Guardians or Constitutional Council, fa, شورای نگهبان, Shourā-ye Negahbān) is an appointed and constitutionally mandated 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence i ...
disqualified some candidates who enrolled to run for president, including:
*
Ebrahim Yazdi, Head of Political Bureau of
Freedom Movement of Iran
Results
References
Presidential elections in Iran
1989 elections in Iran
Iran
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