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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.
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politics · President of Iran from 2021 to 2024 · politician · qadi · Islamic jurist · cleric · also Ebrahim Raisi, Ibrahim Ra'isi, Ibrahim Raisi, Ebrahim Raisolsadati, Raisi
Born 14 December 1960 · Died 19 May 2024 · Q5947347
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“The intellectual of the society understands before the others and watches the threats of the society, and soon warns the society with his poetry and art and saves the society from falling asleep, like a muezzin.”
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“There are some signs that it happened. If so, they should allow it to be investigated and researched.”
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“I believe that this issue, and these strong attacks by the West against the establishment of families and against the culture of the nations, is another area of cooperation for Iran and Uganda,”
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“We will have guidance patrols, but for managers.”
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“every government that takes office (to be elected), should lift the oppressive sanctions, and it must be pursued seriously; and the neutralization of sanctions should be on the agenda and we should not condition the economy; Neither the corona nor the flood nor the sanctions should have an impact.”
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“no one has the right to violate the freedom and rights of girls and women”
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NewVision.co.ug: Politics: Putin says Iran's Raisi was an 'outstanding' leader
VOA rated the claim “"President Raisi treated people who had harmed him with dignity. His response to people who had even insulted him was never harsh, ugly, or bad-tempered."” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “The image is recent and shows the funeral procession of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.” False.
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India Today rated the claim “The video shows Iran President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crash.” Mostly false.
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News Mobile rated the claim “Photo of dead Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi's cap stuck to a tree at the crash site” False.
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News Mobile rated the claim “Russian President traveling to attend Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s funeral.” Misleading.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “An image shows the funeral for Ebrahim Raisi” False.
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News Mobile rated the claim “Iranian President Raisi survived the crash on May 19, 2024.” False.
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fact checker rated the claim “A photo shows the Iranian intelligence and special forces raiding the Indian embassy in Tehran, allegedly based on a tip that India, possibly acting on Israel's behalf, was involved in the assassination of President Ibrahim Raisi.” misleading.
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fact checker rated the claim “The moment the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi crashed have emerged.” fake.
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The Quint rated the claim “The video shows Israeli soldiers dancing in Gaza after the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.” False.
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The Hill: Ebrahim Raisi’s legacy of atrocity and repression
The Quint rated the claim “This man was hanged for writing social media posts against Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi.” False.
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CNBC: Iran begins days of nationwide funeral rites for President Ebrahim Raisi after helicopter crash
Full Fact rated the claim “A photo shows the wreckage of the helicopter which was carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi.” This isn’t correct. The image is from Texas in the United States and shows the aftermath of a crash of a helicopter which was conducting a border patrol flight..
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New York Post: Iranian women celebrate death of President Ebrahim Raisi, who led brutal crackdown on rights
New York Daily News: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies at 63 in helicopter crash
Time: World Leaders React to Death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
New York Post: Hamas mourns Iranian President Raisi, as anti-Israel agitators baselessly blame Israel for his death
The Asahi Shimbun: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, official says
Yahoo: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known for brutal crackdowns against political opposition, dies at 63
Forbes: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Confirmed Dead In Helicopter Crash, State Media Says
Yahoo: Ebrahim Raisi: The hardliner with direct line to Ayatollah Khamenei
Mercury News: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash
Died 2024-05-19.
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Career landmark: 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash.
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Time magazine reported that both Ebrahim Raisi and Mojtaba Khamenei, Khamenei's son, were frontrunners for the position
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“s priority in the meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was to strengthen strategic ties between Iran and Syria. He criticized the Saudi-led blockade of Yemen and called for a ceasefire. In March 2022, according to Foreign Policy, Raisi pledged an alliance in favor of Russia when the Russian invasion of Ukraine started. Negotiations with the U.S. over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) have continued to be stalled under Raisi, with him accusing the Americans of”
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Election won: 2021 presidential election.
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Awarded Time 100 (2021).
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Awarded Order of Islamic Revolution in Iran (2021).
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Raisi ran again for the presidency and won the election
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With 63% of the votes, succeeding Rouhani
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Career landmark: President of Iran (2021–2024).
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Campaign: 2021 presidential election.
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Dexter Filkins described him as "frequently mentioned" as a successor to Khamenei
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Career landmark: Chief Justice of Iran (2019–2021).
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Saeid Golkar of Al Jazeera called Raisi "the most likely successor of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei" as Supreme Leader of Iran
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Election lost: 2017 presidential election.
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As the candidate of the conservative Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces, losing to the moderate incumbent president Hassan Rouhani, 57% to 38%
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Campaign: 2017 presidential election.
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Raisi reported, "I see the activation of a resistance economy as the only way to end poverty and deprivation in the country
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Promised to triple the monthly state benefits, currently Rls
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On 10 March after a deal brokered between the two countries by China following secret talks in Beijing
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Career landmark: Trustee of Astan Quds Razavi (2016–2019).
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Career landmark: Member of the Assembly of Experts (2016–2024).
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When Hussein-Ali Montazeri released an audio recording of an August 1988 meeting of the Tehran "death committee
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Career landmark: Attorney-General of Iran (2014–2016).
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A position that he held until 2016, when he resigned to become Chairman of Astan Quds Razavi
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Career landmark: prosecutor (2012–2021).
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Career landmark: Member of the Assembly of Experts (2007–2016).
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Career landmark: First Vice Chief Justice of Iran (2004–2014).
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Career landmark: president (1994–2004).
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Was appointed head of General Inspection Office
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Was appointed the prosecutor of Karaj
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Went to Qom to continue his studies at the Ayatollah Borujerdi school
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Went to "Ayatollah Boroujerdi School" to continue his education in Qom Seminary
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Born 1960-12-14.
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every government that takes office (to be elected), should lift the oppressive sanctions, and it must be pursued seriously; and the neutralization of sanctions should be on the agenda and we should not condition the economy; Neither the corona nor the flood nor the sanctions should have an impact.
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