An Expert Explains: What President Ebrahim Raisi’s death means for Iran

The President’s position is very important in Iran, even if the Supreme Leader’s word is final. But no political or policy shocks are expected as a result of Raisi’s death. For Iran, this is a tragedy, not a political crisis.

Candles lit for offering condolences over the deaths of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (second from left) and others, outside the Iranian embassy, in Baghdad, Iraq May 20, 2024. (REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani)

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian died in a helicopter crash on Sunday (May 19). This is how Iran’s political system works, and what the fallout of Raisi’s death might be.

Who was Ebrahim Raisi? How did he come to power?

Raisi was born in 1960 in a clerical family in Mashhad, Iran’s holiest city. He was educated in Islamic law and jurisprudence at the Qom seminary, where Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian Revolution and founder of the Islamic Republic, taught.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

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An Expert Explains: What President Ebrahim Raisi’s death means for Iran

The President’s position is very important in Iran, even if the Supreme Leader’s word is final. But no political or policy shocks are expected as a result of Raisi’s death. For Iran, this is a tragedy, not a political crisis.

Who was Ebrahim Raisi? How did he come to power?

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