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File photo of Iran's interim president Mohammad Mokhber attending a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states in an expanded format, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, October 26, 2023. /CFP
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Monday appointed the country's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as interim president following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.
Khamenei said that according to Article 131 of Iran's constitution, Mokhber would be appointed at the helm of the executive branch.
He stressed that Mokhber was duty-bound to, along with the parliament speaker and judiciary chief, make the arrangements for the election of the new president within 50 days.
Iranian media reports suggest Mokhber, who holds a doctorate in international law, was crucial in Iranian efforts to bypass Western sanctions on its oil industry.
The Associated Press reported that Mokhber has been a member of Iran's Expediency Council since 2022, which advises the supreme leader as well as settles disputes between parliament and the Guardian Council, Iran's constitutional watchdog that also oversees the country's elections.
He served as the head of the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order (EIKO) since 2007 and was appointed as Iran's first vice president by Raisi in 2021.
EIKO is a state-owned enterprise under the direct control of the country's Supreme Leadership Authority, led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
He was born in Dezful and has experience in numerous management positions. Along with his work at EIKO, he is involved in the establishment of the Barakat Foundation, the Ehsan Foundation, and the production of Iran's first COVID-19 vaccine.
He is reported to have visited Russia, along with senior military and security officials in 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Mokhber on Monday as Moscow made clear Moscow's desire to preserve and build on its deepening relationship with Tehran despite the sudden death of Raisi.
"Both sides emphasized their mutual desire to further consistently strengthen comprehensive Russian-Iranian interaction for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries," the Kremlin said.
(With input from agencies)