The funeral prayer of the Iranian president will be offered at the holy shrine of Imam Ali Reza, the grandson of the Prophet ï·º, in Mashhad, after which his funeral prayer will be offered again in Tehran and he will probably be buried in Mashhad. Iranian media.
Tehran (Urdupoint Newspaper Latest - International Press Agency. May 20, 2024) After the death of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed First Vice President Mohammad Mokhbar Dizfuli as the new head of government. On May 19, the carrying helicopter crashed while returning from the opening ceremony of a dam on the border of Azerbaijan due to bad weather, as a result of which Iranian President, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian and other officials were killed. President Raisi's death in an accident was announced at the shrine of Hazrat Imam Ali Raza (A.S.) in Mashhad. Later, his funeral prayers will be offered again in Tehran and possibly he will be buried in Mashhad. President Ibrahim Raisi was very close to the fountainhead of power in the Islamic Republic of Iran and was considered to be the next successor to Ayatollah Khamenei and Supreme Leader of Iran. He was appointed by President Ibrahim Raisi as his first vice president in August 2021 shortly after taking office. Mohammad Mokhbar was part of a team of Iranian officials who visited Moscow in October 2023 and delivered missiles and more drones to the Russian military. The team included two senior officials of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and an official of the Supreme National Security Council.
Previously, Mohammad Mukhabar Dizfuli has been the head of the investment fund "Sitad" associated with the Supreme Leader, in addition, he is the board chairman of "Sina Bank" and the deputy governor of Khuzestan province. 37 companies under his control were added to the sanctions list. The acting Iranian president holds two doctorate degrees, including a doctoral thesis in international law. He also holds a doctorate in management. He was the head of the executive staff of one of Iran's largest economic groups, "Stad Izarai Farman Imam". This group works directly under the supervision of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic and is not accountable to any institution.