Eye on Iran’s Presidential Election 2017

In-depth profiles on the six presidential candidates

Iran’s 2017 presidential election will effectively serve as a referendum on incumbent President Hassan Rouhani’s administration, with particular focus on the 2015 nuclear deal.  This resource, developed by the research team at United Against Nuclear Iran, provides in-depth profiles on the remaining candidates in the race.  It will be updated accordingly throughout the campaign to account for breaking news from the campaign trail.

Rouhani

Hassan Rouhani

1st Tier: President of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Although President Rouhani hails from the so-called moderate wing of Iran's political scene, he is a loyal regime insider committed

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Raisi

Ebrahim Raisi

1st Tier: Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi

Conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, born in 1960, has largely avoided the limelight in his decades-long career as a government official

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Mostafa Hashemi-Taba

Mostafa Hashemi-Taba

2nd Tier: Former Vice President of Iran

A reformist candidate with centrist views, Mostafa Hashemi-Taba rounds out the candidates approved by the Guardian Council. Hashemi-Taba previously served

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