Vice presidents of Iran

First Vice President of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
First Vice President of the; Islamic Republic of Iran
	Incumbent; Mohammad Reza Aref; since 28 July 2024
	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

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 August 2024^[update], there are fifteen vice presidents. The first vice president (Persian: معاون اول رئیس‌جمهور) leads cabinet meetings in the absence of the president.^[1]

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

Reformist

Principlist

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Party		President
No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		President
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)	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
							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
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)
(2)		Mohammad Reza Aref (born 1951)	28 July 2024	Incumbent	103 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		Assumed office
Vice presidents of Iran
First Vice President	Mohammad Reza Aref	28 July 2024	Incumbent	Non-Partisan	Reformist	^[2]
Vice President for Strategic Affairs	Mohammad Javad Zarif	1 August 2024	Incumbent	Non-Partisan	Non-Partisan	^[3]
Vice President for Executive Affairs	Mohammad Ja'far Ghae'em Panah	1 August 2024	Incumbent	Non-Partisan	Reformist	^[4]
Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs	Shahram Dabiri Oskuei	4 August 2024	Incumbent	Non-Partisan	Reformist	^[5]
Vice President for Plan and Budget Affairs	Hamid Pourmohammadi	4 August 2024	Incumbent	Non-Partisan	Reformist	^[6]
Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy Affairs	Hossein Afshin	10 August 2024	Incumbent	Islamic Society of Students	Non-Partisan	^[7]
Vice President for Atomic Energy Affairs	Mohammad Eslami	29 August 2021	Incumbent	Military	Non-Partisan	^[8]
Vice President for Martyrs and Veterans Affairs	Saeed Ohadi	10 August 2024	Incumbent	Non-Partisan	Non-Partisan	^[9]
Vice President for Women and Family Affairs	Zahra Behrouz Azar	10 August 2024	Incumbent	Union of Islamic Iran People Party	Reformist	^[10]
Vice President for Legal Affairs	Majid Ansari	22 August 2024	Incumbent	Association of Combatant Clerics	Reformist	^[11]
Vice President for Environmental Protection Affairs	Shina Ansari	22 August 2024	Incumbent	Non partisan	Reformist	^[12]
Vice President for Administrative and Recruitment Affairs	Alaeddin Rafizadeh	17 September 2024	Incumbent	Non partisan	Non partisan	^[13]
Vice President for Standards Affairs	Mahdi Eslampanah	10 November 2021	Incumbent	Non partisan	Non partisan	^[14]
Vice President for Measuring and Evaluating the Country's Education System Affairs	Abdolrasoul Pourabbas (Acting)	8 May 2024	Incumbent	Non partisan	Non partisan	^[15]
Vice President for Rural Development Affairs and disadvantaged Regions	Abdolkarim Hosseinzadeh	2 November 2024	Incumbent	Non partisan	Non partisan	^[16]