# List of presidents of Iran

This is a list of the presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran since the establishment of that office in 1980. The president of Iran is the highest popularly elected official in the country. The current president, Masoud Pezeshkian has been in office since 28 July 2024 after winning the 2024 presidential election.

## Background

After the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and referendum to create the Islamic Republic on March 29 and 30, the new government needed to craft a new constitution. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered an election for the Assembly of Experts, the body tasked with writing the constitution. The assembly presented the constitution on October 24, 1979, and Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini and Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan approved it. This was also approved in constitutional referendum on December 2 and 3.
The 1979 Constitution designated the supreme leader as the head of state and the president and prime minister as the heads of government. The post of prime minister was abolished after the 1989 constitutional referendum.
The first Iranian presidential election was held on January 25, 1980 and resulted in the election of Abolhassan Banisadr with 76% of the votes. Banisadr was impeached on June 22, 1981 by Parliament. Until the early election on July 24, 1981, the duties of the president were undertaken by the Provisional Presidential Council. Mohammad-Ali Rajai was elected president on July 24, 1981 and took office on August 2. Rajai remained in office for less than one month, with both he and his prime minister being assassinated on August 30, 1981. Once again, a Provisional Presidential Council filled the office until October 13, 1981 when Ali Khamenei was elected president.
Ali Khamenei, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mohammad Khatami, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hassan Rouhani were each elected president for two terms. Ebrahim Raisi was the eighth president, serving from his election in 2021 until his death on May 19, 2024 leaving the office occupied in an acting capacity by First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber. Masoud Pezeshkian was elected as the current president on July 6, 2024.

## List of officeholders

Islamic Republic of Iran (from 1979) :
| 1st Constitution (1979–1989) |||||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Election | Previous office | Prime minister | Cabinet |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Election | Previous office | Prime minister | Cabinet |
| The Council of the Islamic Revolution deputised during the interim (6 November 1979 – 4 February 1980). |||||||||||
| 1 | | Abolhassan Banisadr سید ابوالحسن بنی‌صدر (1933–2021) | 4 February 1980 | 22 June 1981 | 1 year, 138 days | Independent | 1980 | Minister of Finance (1979–1980) | Mohammad-Ali Rajai | Rajai |
| The Presidential Council deputised during the interim (22 June 1981 – 2 August 1981). |||||||||||
| 2 | | Mohammad-Ali Rajai محمدعلی رجائی (1933–1981) | 2 August 1981 | 30 August 1981 | 28 days | IATI | 1981 (Jul) | Prime Minister of Iran (1980–1981) | Mohammad-Javad Bahonar | Bahonar |
| The Presidential Council deputised during the interim (30 August 1981 – 9 October 1981). |||||||||||
| 3 | | Ali Khamenei علی خامنه ای (born 1939) | 9 October 1981 | 16 August 1989 | 7 years, 311 days | IRP CCA | 1981 (Oct) 1985 | Member of the Parliament of Iran (1980–1981) | Mir-Hossein Mousavi | Mousavi I–II |
| 2nd Constitution (from 1989) |||||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Election | Previous office | First vice president | Cabinet |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Election | Previous office | First vice president | Cabinet |
| 4 | | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی (1934–2017) | 16 August 1989 | 3 August 1997 | 7 years, 352 days | CCA | 1989 1993 | Speaker of the Parliament of Iran (1980–1989) | Hassan Habibi | Rafsanjani I–II |
| 5 | | Mohammad Khatami محمد خاتمی (born 1943) | 3 August 1997 | 3 August 2005 | 8 years | ACC | 1997 2001 | Minister of Culture (1982–1992) | Hassan Habibi Mohammad Reza Aref | Khatami I–II |
| 6 | | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad محمود احمدی‌نژاد (born 1956) | 3 August 2005 | 3 August 2013 | 8 years | ABII | 2005 2009 | Mayor of Tehran (2003–2005) | Parviz Davoodi Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei Mohammad-Reza Rahimi | Ahmadinejad I–II |
| 7 | | Hassan Rouhani حسن روحانی (born 1948) | 3 August 2013 | 3 August 2021 | 8 years | MDP | 2013 2017 | Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (1989–2005) | Eshaq Jahangiri | Rouhani I–II |
| 8 | | Ebrahim Raisi ابراهیم رئیسی (1960–2024) | 3 August 2021 | 19 May 2024 | 2 years, 290 days | CCA | 2021 | Chief Justice (2019–2021) | Mohammad Mokhber | Raisi |
| – | | Mohammad Mokhber محمد مخبر (born 1955) Acting | 19 May 2024 | 28 July 2024 | 70 days | Independent | – | Vice President (2021–2024) | – | Mokhber |
| 9 | | Masoud Pezeshkian مسعود پزشکیان (born 1954) | 28 July 2024 | Incumbent | 226 days | Independent | 2024 | Minister of Health and Medical Education (2001–2005) | Mohammad Reza Aref | Pezeshkian |

## Presidential age-related data

| No. | President | Born | Age at start of presidency | Age at end of presidency | Time in office | Post-presidency timespan | Lifespan | Lifespan |
| No. | President | Born | Age at start of presidency | Age at end of presidency | Time in office | Post-presidency timespan | Died | Age |
| 1 | Abolhassan Banisadr | Mar 22, 1933 | 46 years, 319 days Feb 4, 1980 | 48 years, 92 days Jun 22, 1981 | 1 year, 138 days | 40 years, 109 days | Oct 9, 2021 | 88 years, 201 days |
| 2 | Mohammad-Ali Rajai | Jun 15, 1933 | 48 years, 48 days Aug 2, 1981 | 48 years, 76 days Aug 30, 1981 | 28 days | 0 days | Aug 30, 1981 | 48 years, 76 days |
| 3 | Ali Khamenei | Jul 16, 1939 | 42 years, 85 days Oct 9, 1981 | 50 years, 31 days Aug 16, 1989 | 7 years, 311 days | 35 years, 207 days | – | 85 years, 238 days |
| 4 | Akbar Rafsanjani | Aug 25, 1934 | 54 years, 356 days Aug 16, 1989 | 62 years, 343 days Aug 3, 1997 | 7 years, 352 days | 19 years, 158 days | Jan 8, 2017 | 82 years, 136 days |
| 5 | Mohammad Khatami | Oct 14, 1943 | 53 years, 293 days Aug 3, 1997 | 61 years, 293 days Aug 3, 2005 | 8 years, 0 days | 19 years, 220 days | – | 81 years, 148 days |
| 6 | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Oct 28, 1956 | 48 years, 279 days Aug 3, 2005 | 56 years, 279 days Aug 3, 2013 | 8 years, 0 days | 11 years, 220 days | – | 68 years, 134 days |
| 7 | Hassan Rouhani | Nov 12, 1948 | 64 years, 264 days Aug 3, 2013 | 72 years, 264 days Aug 3, 2021 | 8 years, 0 days | 3 years, 220 days | – | 76 years, 119 days |
| 8 | Ebrahim Raisi | Dec 14, 1960 | 60 years, 232 days Aug 3, 2021 | 63 years, 157 days May 19, 2024 | 2 years, 290 days | 0 days | May 19, 2024 | 63 years, 157 days |
| - | Mohammad Mokhber (Acting) | Jun 26, 1955 | 68 years, 328 days May 19, 2024 | 69 years, 32 days Jul 28, 2024 | 70 days | 226 days | – | 69 years, 258 days |
| 9 | Masoud Pezeshkian | Sep 29, 1954 | 69 years, 303 days Jul 28, 2024 | (Incumbent) | 226 days | (Incumbent) | – | 70 years, 163 days |