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| First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran | |
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| معاون اول رئیسجمهور ایران | |
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| Presidential Administration | |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Residence | Boostan Palace,Sa'dabad Complex |
| Appointer | The president |
| Term length | No term |
| Inaugural holder | Hassan Habibi September 1, 1989 |
| Succession | First in the line of presidential succession |
| Website | The First Vice Presidency |
First vice president of Iran (Persian:معاون اول رئیسجمهور ایران) is defined by article 124 of theConstitution of Iran as anyone appointed by thePresident of Iran to lead an organization related to presidential affairs inIran. As of 2025[update], there are fifteen vice presidents. The first vice president leads cabinet meetings in the absence of the president.[1]
The role of the first vice president was created in the revision of theConstitution in 1989. It took over some of the responsibilities of theprime minister. According to Article 124, the first vice president chairs the board of ministers and coordinates the other vice presidencies, if approved by the president.
According to Article 131, when the presidency is vacant or the president is unable to perform his duties, the first vice president assumes the role, subject to thesupreme leader's approval. According to the same article, a council consisting of the first vice president (or anyone serving as acting president), thespeaker of the Parliament and the head of the judiciary must ensure that a new president is elected within fifty days. According to Article 132, during the time an acting president is serving (usually a first vice president), theMajlis cannot impeach ministers, it cannot disapprove newly introduced ministers, the Constitution may not be reviewed and national referendums may not be held.
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Party | President | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |  | Hassan Habibi (1937–2013) | 21 August 1989 | 26 August 2001 | 12 years, 5 days | Independent | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani | |
| Executives of Construction Party (Since 1996) | ||||||||
| Mohammad Khatami | ||||||||
| 2 | .jpg) | Mohammad Reza Aref (born 1951) | 26 August 2001 | 10 September 2005 | 4 years, 15 days | Islamic Iran Participation Front | ||
| 3 |  | Parviz Davoodi (1952–2024) | 10 September 2005 | 17 July 2009 | 3 years, 310 days | Independent | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | |
| 4 |  | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (born 1960) | 17 July 2009 | 25 July 2009 | 8 days | Independent | ||
| Office vacant from 25 July to 13 September 2009 | ||||||||
| 5 |  | Mohammad Reza Rahimi (born 1949) | 13 September 2009 | 5 August 2013 | 3 years, 326 days | Independent | ||
| 6 |  | Eshaq Jahangiri (born 1957) | 5 August 2013 | 8 August 2021 | 8 years, 3 days | Executives of Construction Party | Hassan Rouhani | |
| 7 |  | Mohammad Mokhber (born 1955) | 8 August 2021 | 28 July 2024 | 2 years, 355 days | Independent | Ebrahim Raisi Himself (acting) | |
| 8 | _(cropped).jpg) | Mohammad Reza Aref (born 1951) | 28 July 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 119 days | Independent | Masoud Pezeshkian | |
Current officeholders areex officio vice presidents:
Formerly, heads of these two organizations below were ex-officio Vice Presidents:
Both organizations were merged intoMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Organization becameMinistry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.
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:
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| Preceded by None | 1st in line of succession | Succeeded by |
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