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Pezeshkian appoints Mohammad Reza Aref as Vice President

28 July 2024 22:38 (UTC +04:00)

Mohammad Reza Aref has been appointed as the First Vice President under President Masoud Pezeshkian, APA reports citing Mehr News Agency.

Mohammadreza Aref is a 73-year-old reformist politician who also served as the first vice president during Mohammad Khatami's administration, and was appointed as the first vice president of the 14th Iran government by order of Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian.

He was also a member of the Iranian Parliament as the representative of the people of Tehran.

Currently, he is a member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution and a member of the Expediency Council.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as Iran’s new president.