List of Iranian officials
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This is a list of Iranian officials with their titles.
Heads
- Ali KhameneiAli KhameneiAyatollah Seyed Ali Hoseyni Khāmene’i is the Supreme Leader of Iran and the figurative head of the Muslim conservative establishment in Iran and Twelver Shi'a marja...
, Supreme LeaderSupreme Leader of IranThe Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists... - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, PresidentPresident of IranThe President of Iran is the highest popularly elected official in, and the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran; although subordinate to the Supreme Leader of Iran, who functions as the country's head of state...
- Ali LarijaniAli LarijaniAli Ardashir Larijani is an Iranian philosopher, politician and the chairman of the Iranian parliament. Larijani was the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from August 15, 2005 to October 20, 2007, appointed to the position by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,replacing Hassan Rowhani...
, Speaker of MajlisMajlis of IranThe National Consultative Assembly of Iran , also called The Iranian Parliament or People's House, is the national legislative body of Iran... - Sadeq LarijaniSadeq LarijaniAyatollah Sadegh Ardeshir Amoli Larijani is an Iranian cleric, politician and current head of the judicial system of Iran....
, Head of the Judiciary Branch - Ahmad JannatiAhmad JannatiAyatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah is a hardline Iranian politician, fundamentalist Shi'i cleric and a founding member of Haghani school with close ties with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mesbah-Yazdi...
, Secretary of the Guardian CouncilGuardian CouncilThe Guardian Council of the Constitution , also known as the Guardian Council or Council of Guardians, is an appointed and constitutionally-mandated 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence in the Islamic Republic of Iran.... - Akbar Hashemi RafsanjaniAkbar Hashemi RafsanjaniAyatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is an influential Iranian politician and writer, who was the fourth President of Iran. He was a member of the Assembly of Experts until his resignation in 2011...
, Chairman of the Expediency Discernment CouncilExpediency Discernment CouncilThe Expediency Discernment Council of the System is an administrative assembly appointed by the Supreme Leader and was created upon the revision to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 6 February 1988...
and Chairman of the Assembly of ExpertsAssembly of ExpertsThe Assembly of Experts of Iran , also translated as Council of Experts, is a deliberative body of 86 Mujtahids that is charged with electing and removing the Supreme Leader of Iran and supervising his activities.Members of the assembly are elected from a government-screened list of candidates by...
Vice Presidents
- Mohammad-Reza Rahimi, First Vice President
- Ali Akbar SalehiAli Akbar SalehiAli Akbar Salehi is an Iranian politician, diplomat and academic and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs since 13 December 2010. Previous to his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he was Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran from 16 July 2009 to 13 December 2010...
, Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization - Nasrin SoltankhahNasrin SoltankhahNasrin Soltankhan is an Iranian politician who presently holds positions in both the local and the executive branch of the Iranian government.-Cabinet position:...
, Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation - Mohammad-Javad MohammadizadehMohammad-Javad MohammadizadehMohammad-Javad Mohammadizadeh is the current Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization of Iran since August 2009 when replace replace by Fatemeh Javadi. He was formally Governor of Razavi Khorasan Province.-External links:*...
, Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization - Farhad RahbarFarhad RahbarDr Farhad Rahbar is an Iranian economist, and current Chancellor of the University of Tehran.Rahbar was a vice president of Iran and head of Management and Planning Organisation of Iran...
, Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization
Council of Ministers
- Sadeq Khalilian, Minister of Agricultural Jihad
- Mehdi GhazanfariMehdi GhazanfariMehdi Ghazanfari is an Iranian politician who is the current Minister of Industries and Business since 3 August 2011. He was Minister of Commerce in the second cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 9 August 2009 to 3 August 2011.-References:...
, Minister of Commerce - Reza Taqipour, Minister of Communication and Information Technology
- Mohammad AbbasiMohammad AbbasiMohammad Abbasi is an Iranian politician who is the current Acting Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports. He was Minister of Cooperatives in the first and second Cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2005 to 2011...
, Minister of Cooperatives - Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
- Ahmad VahidiAhmad VahidiAhmad Vahidi is an Iranian politician and former commander of the Revolutionary Guards. He is the current Minister of Defense of Iran, having held the post since August 9, 2009.-Early life:...
, Minister of Defense and Logistics - Hossein Samsami, Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs
- Hamid-Reza Haji BabaeeHamid-Reza Haji BabaeeHamid-Reza Haji Babaee is an Iranian politician who is the current Minister of Education. He was Member of the Parliament of Iran from 1996 until 2009 when he was nominated as Minister of Education by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and was confirmed by Parliament. He was Head of Education Commission in the...
, Minister of Education - Majid NamjooMajid NamjooMajid Namjoo is an Iranian politician who is currently the Minister of Energy since 24 August 2009.He was member of Kerman City Council from 2001 to 2008 and became Deputy Minister of Energy in February 2008...
, Minister of Energy - Ali Akbar SalehiAli Akbar SalehiAli Akbar Salehi is an Iranian politician, diplomat and academic and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs since 13 December 2010. Previous to his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he was Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran from 16 July 2009 to 13 December 2010...
, Acting Minister of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs (Iran)The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an Iranian government ministry. The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the Cabinet member in charge.... - Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, Minister of Health and Medical Education
- Abdolreza Sheikholeslami, Minister of Housing and Urban Development
- Aliakbar MehrabianAliakbar MehrabianAli Akbar Mehrabian is an Iranian politician who wasMinister of Industries and Mines from 2 November 2007 to 3 August 2011. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has proposed he retain this post in the 2009 cabinet...
, Minister of Industries and Mines Supervisor - Heyder MoslehiHeyder MoslehiHojjatol-Islam Heydar Moslehi is the head of the Ministry of Intelligence in Iran. He was originally appointed on 5 August 2009. He resigned from his position on 17 April 2011 after being asked to resign by Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He was reinstated in his position by the Supreme...
, Minister of Intelligence - Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, Minister of Interior
- Morteza Bakhtiari, Minister of Justice
- Ali NikzadAli NikzadAli Nikzad is an Iranian politician and academic and the current Minister of Transportation and Housing. He was Minister of Housing and Urban Development from August 2009 to June 2011. He was also Acting Minister of Roads and Transportation from February to June 2011...
, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs - Masoud Mir KazemiMasoud Mir KazemiMasoud Mir Kazemi is an Iranian politician who was Minister of Petroleum from 2009 to 2011, replacing Gholamhossein Nozari after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected. Kazemi had previously headed Shahed University and headed Iran's Ministry of Commerce...
, Minister of Petroleum Supervision - Hamid BehbahaniHamid BehbahaniHamid Behbahani is an Iranian university professor and politician who served as Minister of Roads and Transportation from 2 August 2008 to 1 February 2011 when he was impeached by the Parliament of Iran....
, Minister of Roads and Transportation - Kamran DaneshjooKamran DaneshjooKamran Daneshjoo is an Iranian university professor who is currently serving as Iran's minister of Science, Research, and Technology.-Education:...
, Minister of Science, Research, and Technology - Sadeq Mahsouli, Minister of Welfare and Social Security
Other members of cabinet
- Gholam-Hossein ElhamGholam-Hossein ElhamGholam-Hossein Elham was Iran's official government spokesperson. He was a member of the Guardian Council and former Minister of Justice upon the death of Jamal Karimi-Rad....
, Government Spokesman - Mahmoud BahmaniMahmoud BahmaniMahmoud Bahmani is an Iranian politician and economist. He is the current Governor of the Central Bank of Iran.-Career:...
, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran
Other
- Mehdi ChamranMehdi ChamranMehdi Chamran is an Iranian politician and the Chairman of the City Council of Tehran since 2003. He received the most number of votes from the Tehrani electorate in both of the elections he was elected in, in 2003 and 2006....
, Chairman of the City Council of TehranCity Council of TehranThe City Council of Tehran is the elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the Mayor of Tehran, and budgets of the Municipality of Tehran.The council is composed of fifteen members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms... - Saeed JaliliSaeed JaliliSaeed Jalili, is an Iranian politician and the present secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. On October 20, 2007, he replaced Ali Larijani as the secretary of the council and hence chief nuclear negotiator of Iran...
, Secretary of the Supreme National Security CouncilSupreme National Security CouncilSupreme National Security Council is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the current secretary of which is Saeed Jalili. This institution was founded during the 1989 revision of the constitution... - Mohammad Bagher GhalibafMohammad Bagher GhalibafMohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf is the current Mayor of Tehran, Iran.-Early life and military career:Ghalibaf was born to a Khorasani Kurdish father and a Persian mother. At the age of nineteen, he was one of the commanders of the defense forces during the Iran–Iraq War...
, Mayor of TehranTehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to... - Ezzatollah ZarghamiEzzatollah ZarghamiEzzatollah Zarghami has been the head of IRIB, the media corporation in charge of controlling Iranian national radio and television broadcasting, since 2004. His predecessor was Ali Larijani....
, President of IRIB - Mohammad KhazaeeMohammad KhazaeeMohammad Khazaee , born 12 April 1953 in Kashmar, Iran) is the current Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations. He presented his credentials to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in July 2007. He was elected as Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly on 14 September...
, Representative to the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
See also
- List of Iranian ambassadors under President Khatami
- List of Iranian provincial governors under President Khatami
- List of Iranians
- List of mayors of Tehran
- List of Presidents of Iran