Malek Rahmati

Malek Rahmati^[a] (Persian: مالک رحمتی; 1982 – 19 May 2024) was an Iranian politician who served as governor-general of East Azerbaijan province from January 2024 until his death in May 2024.^[3] He had previously served as deputy director of the Astan Quds Razavi from 2021 to 2023,^[4] and headed the Privatization Organization of Iran from 2023 to 2024.^[5]

Malek Rahmati
مالک رحمتی
Rahmati in January 2024
Governor-general of East Azerbaijan
In office 21 January 2024 – 19 May 2024
President	Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded by	Zeinolabedin Razavi Khorram
Succeeded by	Torab Mohammadi[1] (acting)
Personal details
Born	1982 (1982) Maragheh, Iran
Died	19 May 2024(2024-05-19) (aged 41–42) near Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Cause of death	Helicopter crash
Alma mater	Imam Sadiq University Kharazmi University
Occupation	Lawyer • politician

Rahmati graduated from Imam Sadiq University, and then attained a law degree from Kharazmi University.^[6] His father-in-law was Mostafa Seyyed Hashemi, an influential politician in East Azerbaijan province who served in the Islamic Consultative Assembly representing the constituency of Maragheh and Ajabshir for four terms from 1992 to 2008,^[6] and subsequently as a deputy at the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order.^[6][7][8]

Death

Main article: 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash

On 19 May 2024, a helicopter carrying Rahmati — alongside President Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and representative of the Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem — crashed in Varazqan in East Azerbaijan province. His death was later confirmed.^[9][10]

Notes

1. Also transliterated as Malik^[2]