Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies in a helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

The Saudi King and his Crown Prince offer condolences on the death of Raisi

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent two cables of condolences and sympathy to the acting head of the Iranian executive authority, Mohammed Mokhber, on the death of President Ibrahim Raisi and his companions. The Saudi News Agency (WSA) quoted King Salman as saying, “We learned of the news of the death of President Raisi, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and his companions, and as we send you and the brotherly people of the Islamic Republic of Iran our deepest and sincere condolences, let us ask God Almighty to cover them with His vast mercy and forgiveness, and to grant them peace.” May his soul rest in peace.” The Crown Prince and Prime Minister also sent a similar telegram to the acting head of the executive authority, Muhammad Mukhber, expressing his deepest condolences and sincere sympathy.

Iraq declares public mourning over the death of the Iranian president

Basem Al-Awadi, the official spokesman for the Iraqi government, said in a press statement, “Standing with the brotherly Iranian people and their leadership, in these difficult times, and in solidarity with the feelings of sadness and pain, with the passing of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and their comrades, in the painful incident, The Iraqi government declares general mourning throughout Iraq, for one day tomorrow.” Iraqi President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani, and a number of political leaders offered condolences to the Iranian leadership on the death of Raisi and his companions.

The Jordanian King offers his “deepest condolences” in this “difficult circumstance”

Jordanian King Abdullah II mourned Iranian President Ebrahimi Raisi, along with others, most notably Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdullahian. King Abdullah wrote on the “X” platform, “My deepest condolences to the brothers in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the leadership, government and people, on the death of Brother President Ibrahim Raisi, and Foreign Minister Brother Hussein Amir Abdullahian and those accompanying them, may God have mercy on them all.”

Meloni expresses her solidarity with Iran after the death of Raisi

  “I would like to express my solidarity and that of Italy with the Iranian government and the Iranian people,” Meloni said Monday to the private Italian channel Canale 5. Meloni stated that she is in constant contact with European partners and G7 allies regarding the background of the incident. Italy currently holds the presidency of the Group of Seven major industrialized countries, which also includes Germany, France, Britain, Japan, Canada and the United States of America.

Gulf countries express their condolences on the death of Raisi

Gulf states, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation expressed their condolences over the death of Iranian President and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other officials in a helicopter crash in the northwest of the Islamic Republic on Sunday.

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan offered “sincere condolences and deep sympathy to the leadership and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” stressing “the UAE’s solidarity with Iran in these difficult circumstances.”

  Likewise, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, offered “sincere condolences” to the Islamic Republic’s “government and people.”

  Relations between Gulf countries and the Islamic Republic have long witnessed tensions against the backdrop of various issues, including Iran's nuclear and missile programs, and its support for armed groups in countries in the region.

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Mohammed Al-Badawi, expressed his “deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the government of the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” He affirmed the solidarity of the Cooperation Council with the Islamic Republic "in these difficult circumstances."

  The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Hussein Ibrahim Taha, also offered his “sincere condolences” to the Islamic Republic.

The Indian Prime Minister offers his condolences to the Iranian people

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his sadness over the killing of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. New Delhi TV quoted Modi as saying: “I am deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic death of Dr. Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. We will always remember his contribution to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Iran. I extend my heartfelt condolences to his family and the Iranian people. India stands "With Iran in this difficult time."

Khamenei appoints Mohammad Mokhber to assume the duties of president in Iran

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appointed the First Vice President of the Republic, Mohammad Mokhber, to assume the duties of the presidency after the death of Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in the northwest of the Islamic Republic. The Supreme Leader said, “In compliance with Article 131 of the Constitution, an informant assumes the presidency of the executive authority,” noting that he must, according to the laws in force, work with the heads of the legislative and judicial authorities to hold new presidential elections “within a maximum period of 50 days.”

Ali Bagheri Kani was appointed Acting Iranian Foreign Minister

The Iranian Cabinet on Monday appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani as Acting Foreign Minister, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), after the death of Hossein Amir Abdollahian in a helicopter crash.

Khamenei declares five days of mourning in Iran for the death of Raisi

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared five days of mourning in Iran after the killing of President Ebrahim Raisi and eight others, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a helicopter crash in the northwest of the country.

  “I declare general mourning for five days and offer my condolences to the dear Iranian people,” Khamenei said in a statement.

Al-Sisi affirms Egypt's solidarity with the Iranian leadership and people

Egypt mourned with more "sadness and sorrow" Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and their entourage. The Egyptian Presidency said, in a statement published on its Facebook page, “As President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, extends his sincere condolences and sympathy to the brotherly Iranian people (..) expressing the solidarity of the Arab Republic of Egypt with the Iranian leadership and people in this affliction.” "The majesty."

Chinese President: Raisi's death "a great loss for the Iranian people"

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Chinese President Xi Jinping offered his condolences on the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Xi considered Raisi's death "a great loss for the Iranian people."

The President of the European Council expresses his "sincere condolences"

European Council President Charles Michel expressed the European Union's "sincere condolences" after the killing of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials, most notably Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a helicopter crash in the northwest of the Islamic Republic on Sunday. “The European Union expresses its sincere condolences on the death of President Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir Abdullahian, other members of their delegation and the crew in a helicopter accident,” Michel wrote on the X platform.

“Israel has nothing to do with the death of the Iranian president.”

An Israeli official told Reuters on Monday that Israel had nothing to do with the killing of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. “It was not us,” said the official, who requested anonymity.

Erdogan offers his condolences on the death of the Iranian president

Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan offered his condolences on the death of Iranian President Raisi. Erdogan wrote on the social media platform Fidan said that Turkey "shares the pain of the friendly and brotherly Iranian people." "Unfortunately, the news coming from Iran saddened us greatly," he said during a press conference.

Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthi group lament Raisi

Lebanese Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthi movement in Yemen - movements viewed by the West as Iran's arms in the Middle East - were quick to offer their condolences on the death of President Raisi, who was described as a "protector of the resistance movements," according to a statement issued by him. Lebanese Hezbollah. As for the Hamas movement, it expressed its “full solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran, in this painful and grave incident that claimed the lives of a group of the best Iranian leaders who had a long journey in Iran’s renaissance and honorable positions in support of our Palestinian cause.”

Sadness, condolences and expressions of support for Iran

Condolences from a large number of countries around the world poured into the Islamic Republic of Iran after the news of the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and their accompanying delegation, was confirmed.

Pakistan declared a national day of mourning for the death of Raisi, according to what Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on the X platform, in which he said that “flags will be flown at half-mast” in the country. India extended its condolences to Iran, as well as a number of Arab countries such as Iraq, India, Egypt and Qatar.

As for the ally Russia, after its Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed his country’s sincere condolences, he described the deceased Ibrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir Abdullahian as “true and loyal friends of our country,” adding that “their role in strengthening Russian-Iranian cooperation that achieves mutual benefit and a partnership based on trust.” Priceless".

Announcing the recovery of the bodies of the victims of the helicopter crash, including my boss

The Iranian Red Crescent announced that rescue teams recovered the body of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and eight other people who were in the helicopter that crashed on Sunday in the northwest of the country on Monday morning. The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pir Hossein Kolivand, announced on state television, “We are transporting the bodies of the martyrs to Tabriz,” the center of East Azerbaijan province where the accident occurred, announcing the end of the search operations.

The Iranian Cabinet holds a new emergency session

The Iranian Council of Ministers held a second emergency session, within less than 24 hours of confirming the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a helicopter crash, according to what Iranian media unanimously agreed on, Monday morning. The Iranian First Vice President, Mohammad Mokhber, had already chaired an emergency meeting held yesterday evening, Sunday, after the disappearance of the helicopter carrying nine people on board in northwestern Iran. According to the protocol, after the death of Raisi, an informant must assume power, pending the approval of the Supreme Leader of the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. New elections must then be held within 50 days.

The Iranian government mourns Raisi after the helicopter wreckage was found

  The Iranian government (Monday, May 20, 2024) mourned the President of the Republic, Ebrahim Raisi, after the helicopter he was in was found and was involved in an accident on Sunday in a mountainous area in the northwest of the Islamic Republic. The government said in a statement reported by the official IRNA agency, “The great spirit of the servant of the Iranian people has risen to its creator, and the servant of (Imam) Reza, Ayatollah Raisi, has become the president of the people and a beloved in heaven.” The government also mourned other officials who were accompanying the President of the Republic when the plane crashed in East Azerbaijan Province, namely Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian, the Friday Imam in the city of Tabriz, Ayatollah Ali Al Hashem, and the Governor of East Azerbaijan, Malek Rahmati.

Iranian television confirms the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Abdullahian

Iranian state television confirmed the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian, and their accompanying delegation following the crash of the helicopter they were carrying in East Azerbaijan province, according to what the Iranian Tasnim News Agency reported today (Monday, May 20, 2024).

Iranian media confirms the death of President Ebrahim Raisi

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying delegation died after the helicopter they were traveling in crashed in East Azerbaijan Province, according to what was reported by the Iranian Tasnim News Agency and state television today (Monday, May 20, 2024). Iranian media confirmed the death of Raisi and members of the delegation accompanying him, which included Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Governor of East Azerbaijan, Malek Rahmati, the Imam of Tabriz Juma, the security team of the Iranian President and some other officials in addition to the plane crew. Iranian television reported earlier on Monday that “there was no sign of life” at the site of the crash of the helicopter, which was carrying nine people on board. The head of the Iranian Red Crescent said that there were no signs of any survivors among those on board this plane. Official Iranian news reports reported yesterday, Sunday, that the president's helicopter suffered a "hard landing" in the northwest of the country following a meeting between my president and the President of neighboring Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.

Iranian government: Raisi's death will not cause "any disruption"

The Iranian government confirmed in a statement that it will continue to work without “the slightest glitch” after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday. The government statement said, “The government assures the loyal, appreciative, and dear Iranian people that the path of pride and service will continue, and thanks to the spirit of the Ayatollah, my president, the hero, the servant of the people, and the loyal friend of the tireless leadership (...) there will not be the slightest defect or problem in the jihadi administration of the country.” .

Searches continue at night in bad weather conditions

Search operations continue for the helicopter that was carrying Raisi amid bad weather conditions, and a local correspondent for state television said, “It has become dark and it has started to rain, but the search continues. Rescue teams have arrived in the area... but the rain has left mud, which makes the search difficult.” .

Darkness and rain hampered the search, according to a state television correspondent. He added that the remote muddy road cannot be accessed by land, forcing rescue teams to proceed on foot.

Rescuers continue their search on foot

Today, Sunday (May 19, 2024), rescue workers continue to search for the helicopter carrying my president, the foreign minister and other officials after it went missing in a mountainous area in Iran.

Darkness and rain hampered the search, according to a state television correspondent. He added that the remote muddy road cannot be accessed by land, forcing rescue teams to proceed on foot.

Meanwhile, concerns are growing for the nine people on board the helicopter, including my boss. Hours after the plane crash, no information has yet been received about their fate, according to the report.

Ebrahim Raissadati, known as Ebrahim Raisi December 14, 1960 - May 19, 2024 Iranian politician. He was the eighth Iranian president from August 3, 2021, succeeding Hassan Rouhani until his death. He is the first vice president of the Assembly of Experts and the former head of the judiciary in Iran. He was appointed to this position in March 7, 2019 by Iranian Leader Ali Khamenei, and he remained at the head of that authority until July 1, 2021. Since the Iranian Revolution, Raisi has held important positions in his country’s judiciary. In 1985, he assumed the position of Deputy Prosecutor General in Tehran, and in 1989 he assumed the position of Prosecutor General of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran and Head of the General Follow-up and Inspection Institution. He was then elected to the Assembly of Experts as a representative of Khorasan Razavi Province. He also served as Vice President of the Judiciary, from 2004 to 2014. In 2016, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed him to head the Holy Shrine of Razavi Foundation. He also served as the country's Attorney General.

On April 6, 2017, Raisi announced his candidacy for Iran's presidential elections. He lost in the electoral race to Hassan Rouhani, who managed to win a second term.

He ran again in the 2021 Iranian presidential elections, which were described as pre-engineered to bring him to the presidency after all his real rivals were excluded from the elections by the Guardian Council. He was declared victorious on June 19, 2021, with 61.95% of the votes of the participating voters and 29. 77% of the votes of registered voters, making him the eighth Iranian president elected since the establishment of the Islamic Republic.

On May 19, 2024, Raisi died during a flight crash after boarding a helicopter with a number of officials such as Foreign Minister Hossein Abdollahian, which was found in Varzagan, East Azerbaijan, northwest of Iran.

Growing up and education

Ibrahim Raisi was born in the Nogan neighborhood of Mashhad in 1960 into a religious family. His father and maternal grandfather were scholars of the city of Mashhad. He completed his primary studies at Jawadiya School in Mashhad. Then he joined the seminary in Mashhad, and after completing the introductions stage, he headed to the city of Qom, when he was fifteen years old. Raisi studied under great scholars such as Ayatollahs Ali Meshkini, Nouri Al-Hamdani and Fadel Lankarani. He also attended external research on jurisprudence and principles by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Mojtaba Al-Tahrani, and Ayatollah Marashi Al-Najafi.

Raisi was not satisfied with religious education. He also continued his university academic studies at Shahid Motahhari University, until he obtained a master’s degree in international law and a doctorate in the “Jurisprudence and Principles” branch of the Special Rights Department. Then he began giving lessons in seminary and university settings.

his personal life

Raisi is married to Jamila Alam al-Huda, daughter of Imam Ahmed Alam al-Huda. She is a professor at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran and head of the University's Institute of Basic Studies of Science and Technology. They have two daughters and two grandchildren. One of their daughters studied at Sharif University of Technology and the other at Tehran University.

Ebrahim Raisi held several positions in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In 1980, he became the public prosecutor of the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, and five years later, he assumed the position of deputy public prosecutor in the capital, Tehran. In 1988, Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, assigned him to look into important judicial files related to terrorism, represented at that time by the Tudeh Party and the Mujahideen-e-Khalq group, in some provinces such as Lorestan, Semnan, and Kermanshah. After the departure of Imam Khomeini, in 1989, Raisi was appointed to the position of Prosecutor General in Tehran by order of the head of the judiciary at the time, Muhammad Yazdi, and he remained in this position until 1994. He then assumed the position of head of the General Inspection Department and remained in this position until 2004.

Between 2004 and 2014, Raisi served as First Deputy Head of the Judicial Authority during the second term of the presidency of Al-Hashemi Shahroudi, and the first term of the presidency of Sadiq Larijani, then he became Prosecutor General of the entire country between 2015 and 2017. He has also headed the Special Court for the Clergy since 2012. Since 2007, Raisi has remained a member of the Assembly of Experts and one of eleven members who make up the committee to appoint Iran’s Supreme Leader.

In 2016, the Leader of the Revolution, Ali Khamenei, appointed him head of the Razavi Holy Shrine Foundation, succeeding Abbas Vaez Tabasi. Thus, he became the guardian of one of the richest religious organizations in the Islamic world, which is responsible for managing the most important religious shrines in Iran.

On March 7, 2019, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a ruling appointing him as head of the Iranian judiciary to replace Sadiq Larijani, who held the position for about ten years. The head of Iran's judiciary remains in office for a period of five years and the Iranian leader can appoint him for another similar term. After his election as President of the Republic, his first vice president, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, was appointed on July 1, 2021 to succeed him at the head of the judiciary.