Ebrahim Raisi, who died on Sunday in a helicopter crash, worked in Iran's judiciary for over three decades before becoming president in August 2021. The 63-year-old wielded considerable influence within the Islamic Republic's establishment and, analysts say, had a close relationship with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the most powerful man in the country. Born in 1960 in Mashhad, in north-east Iran, Raisi won the presidential election in June 2021 with just under 62% of the vote a
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were among the nine people who died when their helicopter crashed in the country's mountainous north-west during bad weather, state media reported on Monday. The Iranian Cabinet convened a second emergency meeting in less than 24 hours following the confirmation of the deaths, Iranian media also reported. Vice President Mohammad Mokhber had already chaired a meeting on Sunday evening after the helicopter went missing ov
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