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Head of state - Front of Islamic Revolution Stability
In office since
8 March 2026
Party
Front of Islamic Revolution Stability
Head of government
Masoud Pezeshkian
Region
Asia
Next election
-
Government
presidential system
Capital
Tehran
Population
92 417 700
Country facts
Legislature
Islamic Consultative Assembly
Established
1979
Currency
Iranian rial
Official language
Persian
Capital
Tehran
Region
Asia
Area
1,648,195 km2
Election history
5 July 2024presidential
Iranian presidential election
won: Masoud Pezeshkian ยท turnout 0.0%
18 June 2021presidential
Iranian presidential election
won: Ebrahim Raisi
14 June 2013presidential
Iranian presidential election
won: Hassan Rouhani
14 June 2009presidential
Iranian presidential election
won: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2024 - Ebrahim Raisi Masoud Pezeshkian
peaceful - no coup recorded
2021 - Hassan Rouhani Ebrahim Raisi
peaceful - no coup recorded
2013 - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hassan Rouhani
peaceful - no coup recorded
2005 - Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
peaceful - no coup recorded
1997 - Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami
peaceful - no coup recorded
1989 - Ali Khamenei Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.