# Vice presidents of Iran

A vice president of Iran (Persian: معاون رئیس‌جمهور ایران) is defined by article 124 of the Constitution of Iran as anyone appointed by the President of Iran to lead an organization related to presidential affairs in Iran. As of 2024, there are fourteen vice presidents. The first vice president (Persian: معاون اول رئیس‌جمهور) leads cabinet meetings in the absence of the president.

## First

The role of the first vice president was created in the revision of the Constitution in 1989. It took over some of the responsibilities of the prime 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 the supreme leader's approval. According to the same article, a council consisting of the first vice president (or anyone serving as acting president), the speaker 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), the Majlis cannot impeach ministers, it cannot disapprove newly introduced ministers, the Constitution may not be reviewed and national referendums may not be held.

### List

| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | President |
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Party | President |
| 1 | | Hassan Habibi (1937–2013) | 21 August 1989 | 26 August 2001 | 12 years, 5 days | | Independent | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| 1 | | Hassan Habibi (1937–2013) | 21 August 1989 | 26 August 2001 | 12 years, 5 days | | Executives of Construction Party (Since 1996) | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| 1 | | Hassan Habibi (1937–2013) | 21 August 1989 | 26 August 2001 | 12 years, 5 days | | Executives of Construction Party (Since 1996) | Mohammad Khatami |
| 2 | | Mohammad Reza Aref (born 1951) | 26 August 2001 | 10 September 2005 | 4 years, 15 days | | Islamic Iran Participation Front | Mohammad Khatami |
| 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 | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
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| 5 | | Mohammad Reza Rahimi (born 1949) | 13 September 2009 | 5 August 2013 | 3 years, 326 days | | Independent | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| 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) |
| (2) | | Mohammad Reza Aref (born 1951) | 28 July 2024 | Incumbent | 222 days | | Independent | Masoud Pezeshkian |

## Ex-officio

Current officeholders are ex officio 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
* Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs
* Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation
* Vice President and Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization
Formerly, heads of these two organizations below were ex-officio Vice Presidents:
* Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization
* Vice President and Head of National Youth Organization of Iran
Both organizations were merged into Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
* Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization
Organization became Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.

## Optional

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 (2009–2024)
* Vice President for Legal Affairs (2009–2024)
* Vice President for Executive Affairs (1989–1993; 1994–2001; 2005–2009; 2011–2017; 2021–2024)
* Vice President for International Affairs (2011–2013)
* Vice President for Economic Affairs (1993–1994; 2017–2023)
* Vice President for Women and Family Affairs (2013–2024)
* 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

| Office | Officeholder | Assumed office |
| Vice presidents of Iran ||||
| First Vice President | Mohammad Reza Aref | 28 July 2024 | Incumbent | Non-Partisan | Reformist |
| Vice President for Strategic Affairs | Mohammad Javad Zarif | 1 August 2024 | 2 March 2025 | Non-Partisan | Non-Partisan |
| Vice President for Executive Affairs | Mohammad Ja'far Ghae'em Panah | 1 August 2024 | Incumbent | Non-Partisan | Reformist |
| Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs | Shahram Dabiri Oskuei | 4 August 2024 | Incumbent | Non-Partisan | Reformist |
| Vice President for Plan and Budget Affairs | Hamid Pourmohammadi | 4 August 2024 | Incumbent | Non-Partisan | Reformist |
| Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Affairs | Hossein Afshin | 10 August 2024 | Incumbent | Islamic Society of Students | Non-Partisan |
| Vice President for Atomic Energy Affairs | Mohammad Eslami | 29 August 2021 | Incumbent | Military | Non-Partisan |
| Vice President for Martyrs and Veterans Affairs | Saeed Ohadi | 10 August 2024 | Incumbent | Non-Partisan | Non-Partisan |
| Vice President for Women and Family Affairs | Zahra Behrouz Azar | 10 August 2024 | Incumbent | Union of Islamic Iran People Party | Reformist |
| Vice President for Legal Affairs | Majid Ansari | 22 August 2024 | Incumbent | Association of Combatant Clerics | Reformist |
| Vice President for Environmental Protection Affairs | Shina Ansari | 22 August 2024 | Incumbent | Non partisan | Reformist |
| Vice President for Administrative and Recruitment Affairs | Alaeddin Rafizadeh | 17 September 2024 | Incumbent | Non partisan | Non partisan |
| Vice President for Standards Affairs | Farzaneh Ansari | 8 December 2024 | Incumbent | Non partisan | Non partisan |
| Vice President for Rural Development Affairs and disadvantaged Regions | Abdolkarim Hosseinzadeh | 2 November 2024 | Incumbent | Non partisan | Non partisan |