21st-century Iranian politicians

Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in the 2026 Iran war. A member of the Khamenei family, he previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He held the title Grand Ayatollah, and his tenure as supreme leader, spanning 36 years and six months, made him the longest-serving head of state in West Asia at the time of his death.

President of Iran from 1997 to 2005

Ebrahim Raisolsadati, better known as Ebrahim Raisi, was an Iranian cleric and politician who served as the eighth president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024. A protégé of supreme leader Ali Khamenei and a Principlist, Raisi was the second and most recent Iranian president to die in office after Mohammad-Ali Rajai.

Masoud Pezeshkian is an Iranian politician and former heart surgeon who has served as the ninth president of Iran since 2024. A member of the reformist faction, he is the oldest person to serve in this position, taking office at the age of 69.

Alireza Arafi is an Iranian Shia cleric and politician who has served as a member of the Guardian Council since 2019, and a member of the Assembly of Experts since 2022.

former Vice President for Strategic Affairs of Iran

Iranian politician and diplomat

Iranian politician

Iranian opposition leader (born 1953)

Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i is an Iranian politician and Islamic jurist who has served as the 8th chief justice of Iran since 2021. he also has previously headed the Iranian minister of intelligence from 2005 to July 2009, when he was abruptly dismissed. He also held a number of other governmental posts since 1984.

Iranian activist and broadcaster

human rights activist

Iranian politician, spokeswoman during the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis

Iranian academic and politician

Iranian cleric

Iranian cleric (born 1972)

Iranian academic and politician

Iranian journalist

Iranian politician (1982–2024)

Iranian politician

Iranian politician

Iranian cleric (1947–2021)

Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

representative of the Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan, Iran (1962-2024)

Iranian cleric

Iranian politician, physician and researcher

Iranian politician (1956-2024)

Iranian politician

Iranian economist and politician

Iranian politician

Iranian politician

Iranian politician

Iranian lawyer

Iranian politician

Iranian politician

Iranian politician

Iranian terrorist

Iranian politician

Iranian politician and former Minister of Education

Iranian politician

Iranian politician

Vice President for Women and Family Affairs

Iranian activist

Iranian paleontologist