The names of six candidates have been finally announced to compete in the 14th presidential election of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The candidates are – Masoud Pezeshkian, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Saeed Jalili, Ali Reza Zakani, Amir Hossain Kazizadeh Hashemi and Mohammad Baker Kalibuf.
According to news media Parstoday, the names of these six candidates were officially announced by the Ministry of Interior of Iran on Sunday (June 10) local time.
80 politicians who want to run in this year’s election have registered with Iran’s Guardian Council. After the scrutiny, the candidature of six people was finalized and sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs. After that, the Ministry of Home Affairs officially announced the names of the candidates.
Brief introduction of candidates
1. Masoud Pezeshkian – Member of Parliament and Minister of Health and Medicine under Mohammad Khatami’s regime.
2. Mostafa Pourmohammadi- Mostafa Pourmohammadi was the Minister of Justice in Hassan Rouhani’s government.
3. Dr. Saeed Jalili – Iran’s former chief nuclear negotiator and member of Iran’s policy-making council. He withdrew from the contest in the 13th presidential election by supporting Syed Ibrahim Raisi.
4. Ali Reza Zakani – Mayor of Tehran and former presidential candidate. He also withdrew from the contest in the last election by supporting Ibrahim Raisi.
5. Syed Amir Hossain Kazizade Hashemi – Member of Parliament elected several times
6. Mohammad Baker Kolibaf – former mayor of Tehran and current Speaker of the Parliament of Iran.
This election process started after the death of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian in a helicopter crash on May 19. According to articles 131 and 132 of the Iranian constitution, a new president must be elected within a maximum of 50 days if a president dies or is unable to perform his duties.
The Ministry of Interior of Iran is responsible for organizing and conducting elections in the country. However, the responsibility of scrutinizing the candidature lies with the Guardian or Guardian Council. The election campaign will start from June 12 and will continue till June 27. The presidential election will be held in Iran on Friday, June 28.
