Government of Ebrahim Raisi

Ebrahim Raisi was the eighth President of Iran. He served his term as president prior to his death in a helicopter crash and, second to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was leading the thirteenth government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Ebrahim Raisi Cabinet
13th Cabinet of Islamic Republic of Iran
President of Iran
Members of the 13th government delegation with the presence of Ali Khamenei
Date formed	3 August 2021
Date dissolved	19 May 2024 de facto (2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash) 28 July 2024 de jure (Inauguration of Masoud Pezeshkian)
People and organisations
Head of state	Ali Khamenei
Head of government	Ebrahim Raisi (until May 19 2024) Mohammad Mokhber (Acting from May 19 to July 28 2024)
Head of government's history	List Chief Justice (2019–21) Assembly of Experts Member (2007–24)
Deputy head of government	Mohammad Mokhber
No. of ministers	19
History
Election	2021 Iranian presidential election
Legislature term	11th term
Incoming formation	Confirmation of Ebrahim Raisi's cabinet (2021)
Predecessor	Second Rouhani Government
Successor	Government of Masoud Pezeshkian

Mohammad Mokhber then became the acting President of Iran.^[1][2] He assumed the role on 19 May 2024, and was confirmed in his position by Khamenei on 20 May.^[3] The cabinet of Mokhber was inherited from the cabinet of Ebrahim Raisi; their main responsibility was then to hold a new presidential election; the first round was held on 28 June 2024^[4][5] and the second round on 5 July 2024.^[6]

Cabinet members

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref
Presidential Administration
President	Ebrahim Raisi	3 August 2021	19 May 2024†		CCA
	Mohammad Mokhber (acting)	19 May 2024	28 July 2024		Nonpartisan
First Vice President	Mohammad Mokhber	8 August 2021	28 July 2024		Nonpartisan
Chief of Staff	Gholam-Hossein Esmaeili	8 August 2021	28 July 2024		Nonpartisan
Presidential Administration Head	Sowlat Mortazavi	5 September 2021	19 October 2022		SDIR
	Mohsen Mansouri	1 November 2022	19 May or 28 July 2024		Nonpartisan
Ministers
Agriculture Minister	Javad Sadatinejad	25 August 2021	15 April 2023		Center for Islamic Iran Academics	[7]
	Mohammad Aghamiri*	15 April 2023	20 June 2023		Nonpartisan
	Mohammad Ali Nikbakht	20 June 2023	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Communications Minister	Issa Zarepour	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan	[7]
Labour and Social Welfare Minister	Hojjatollah Abdolmaleki	25 August 2021	14 June 2022		Nonpartisan	[7]
	Mohammad Hadi Zahedivafa*	14 June 2022	19 October 2022		Nonpartisan	[8]
	Sowlat Mortazavi	19 October 2022	19 May 2024		Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution	[9]
Culture Minister	Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Center for Islamic Iran Academics	[7]
Defence Minister	Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Military	[7]
Finance Minister	Ehsan Khandozi	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan	[7]
Education Minister	Alireza Kazemi*	26 August 2021	28 November 2021		Nonpartisan
	Yousef Nouri	28 November 2021	3 April 2023		Nonpartisan
	Rezamorad Sahraei*	3 April 2023	30 May 2023		Nonpartisan
	Rezamorad Sahraei	30 May 2023	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Energy Minister	Ali Akbar Mehrabian	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan	[7]
Foreign Minister	Hossein Amir-Abdollahian	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan	[7]
Health Minister	Bahram Eynollahi	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan	[7]
Industries and Business Minister	Reza Fatemi Amin	25 August 2021	30 April 2023		Nonpartisan	[7]
	Mahdi Niazi*	30 April 2023	13 June 2023		Nonpartisan
	Abbas Aliabadi	13 June 2023	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Intelligence Minister	Esmaeil Khatib	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan	[7]
Interior Minister	Ahmad Vahidi	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Military	[7]
Justice Minister	Amin Hossein Rahimi	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan	[7]
Petroleum Minister	Javad Owji	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan	[7]
Science Minister	Mohammad Ali Zolfigol	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan	[7]
Roads and Urban Development Minister	Rostam Ghasemi	25 August 2021	22 November 2022		Military	[7]
	Shahriar Afandizadeh*	22 November 2022	7 December 2022		Nonpartisan
	Mehrdad Bazrpash	7 December 2022	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Sports and Youth Minister	Hamid Sajjadi	25 August 2021	1 August 2023		Islamic Society of Athletes	[7]
	Kioumars Hashemi*	1 August 2023	18 September 2023		Nonpartisan
	Kioumars Hashemi	18 September 2023	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Cultural Heritage Minister	Ezzatollah Zarghami	25 August 2021	19 May 2024		Military	[7]
Vice Presidents
Executive affairs Vice President	Sowlat Mortazavi	5 September 2021	19 October 2022		SDIR
	Mohsen Mansouri	1 November 2022	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Atomic Energy Vice President	Mohammad Eslami	29 August 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Environment Vice President	Ali Salajegheh	3 October 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Economic Vice President	Mohsen Rezaee	25 August 2021	11 June 2023		Military
Legal Vice President	Mohammad Dehghan	1 September 2021	19 May 2024		Society of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution
Martyrs Vice President	Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi	12 September 2021	19 May 2024		Islamic Law Party
Parliamentary Vice President	Mohammad Hosseini	20 August 2021	12 May 2024		Center for Islamic Iran Academics
	Mahmoud Hosseinipour	12 May 2024	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Elites Vice President	Sorena Sattari	3 August 2021	18 September 2022		Nonpartisan
	Ruhollah Dehghani Firouz Abadi*	18 September 2022	2 November 2022		Nonpartisan
	Ruhollah Dehghani Firouz Abadi	2 November 2022	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Plan Vice President	Masoud Mir Kazemi	11 August 2021	16 April 2023		Military
	Davoud Manzour	16 April 2023	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Women's Vice President	Ensieh Khazali	1 September 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Administrative Vice President	Meysam Latifi	5 September 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
Aides
Economic Affairs	Farhad Rahbar	5 September 2021	19 May 2024		Nonpartisan
* Acting