After Ebrahim Raisi’s Death, Mohammad Mokhber Takes Over As Acting President

By IND Today News Desk Last updated May 20, 2024

After Ebrahim Raisi's Death, Mohammad Mokhber Takes Over As Acting President

Dubai/Tehran/Internet/Hyderabad, May 20 (Maxim News): Iran’s first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed as acting President of the Islamic Republic on Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwest.

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Mokhber (69) largely has been in the shadows compared to other politicians in Iran’s Shiite theocracy. Raisi’s death under the constitution thrust Mokhber into public view. He is expected to serve as caretaker President for some 50 days before mandatory presidential elections in Iran.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the announcement of Mokhber’s appointment in a condolence message he shared for Raisi’s death in the crash on Sunday. The helicopter was found on Monday in Northwestern Iran.

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Despite his low-key public profile, Mokhber has held prominent positions within the country’s power structure, particularly in its bonyads, or charitable foundations. Those groups were fuelled by donations or assets seized after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, particularly those previously associated with Iran’s Shah or those in his government.

Mokhber oversaw a bonyad, known in English as the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (EIKO), referring to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The US Treasury said the organisation oversaw billions of dollars in assets as “a business juggernaut under the direct supervision of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that has a stake in nearly every sector of the Iranian economy including energy, telecommunications and financial services.” (Maxim News)