{{Short description|President-elect of Iran}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix = [[Ayatollah]] [[Sayyid]]

| name = Ebrahim Raisi

| image = Ebrahim Raisi portrait 2019 1.jpg

| order = <!--8th-->

| office = [[President of Iran|President]]-elect of [[Iran]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Ebrahim Raisi, ultra-conservative judiciary chief, set to be Iran's next president |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/19/middleeast/ebrahim-raisi-iran-election-intl-hnk/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2021-06-19T07%3A41%3A29&utm_term=link&utm_source=twcnnbrk |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=[[CNN]] |date=19 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Iran elections: Hardline candidate takes an unassailable lead |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/19/iran-elections-raisis-opponents-concede-as-announcement-awaited |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=[[Al Jazeera]] |date=19 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hardline Judge Raisi Wins Iran's Presidential Election |url=https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/iran/.premium-iran-s-sole-moderate-presidential-candidate-congratulates-raisi-for-his-victory-1.9920189 |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=[[Reuters]] |via=[[Haaretz]] |date=19 June 2021}}</ref>

| succeeding = [[Hassan Rouhani]]

| term_start = TBD

| 1blankname = {{nowrap|[[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]]}}

| 1namedata = [[Ali Khamenei]]

| 2blankname = [[Vice President of Iran|Vice President]]

| 2namedata = TBA

| office1 = [[Chief Justice of Iran]]

| term_start1 = 7 March 2019

| term_end1 =

| appointer1 = [[Ali Khamenei]]

| 1blankname1 = First Vice

| 1namedata1 = {{nowrap|[[Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i]]}}

| predecessor1 = [[Sadeq Larijani]]

| successor1 =

| office2 = [[Prosecutor-General of Iran]]

| term_start2 = 23 August 2014

| term_end2 = 1 April 2016

| appointer2 = [[Sadeq Larijani]]

| predecessor2 = {{nowrap|[[Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i]]}}

| successor2 = [[Mohammad Jafar Montazeri]]

| office3 = [[Assembly of Experts|Member of the Assembly of Experts]]

| term_start3 = 24 May 2016

| term_end3 =

| constituency3 = [[South Khorasan Province]]

| majority3 = 325,139 (80.0%)<ref name="alef">{{cite web|title=اعلام آرای مجلس خبرگان رهبری در خراسان جنوبی|url=http://alef.ir/vdchvmnx623nxzd.tft2.html?335108|publisher=Alef|language=fa|date=27 February 2016|access-date=5 April 2017|archive-date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708200533/http://alef.ir/vdchvmnx623nxzd.tft2.html?335108|url-status=live}}</ref>

| successor3 =

| term_start4 = 20 February 2007

| term_end4 = 21 May 2016

| constituency4 = [[South Khorasan Province]]

| majority4 = 200,906 (68.6%)

| office5 = [[First Vice Chief Justice of Iran]]

| term_start5 = 27 July 2004

| term_end5 = 23 August 2014

| 1blankname5 = [[Chief Justice of Iran|Chief Justice]]

| 1namedata5 = [[Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi]]{{-}}[[Sadeq Larijani]]

| predecessor5 = Mohammad-Hadi Marvi<ref>{{cite web|title=از نمایندگی امام در مسجد سلیمان تا معاون اولی قوهٔ قضائیه|url=http://isunews.ir/11797/%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88/|publisher=Sadegh Newsletter|access-date=5 September 2017|language=fa|date=2 March 2015|archive-date=4 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904235316/http://isunews.ir/11797/%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| successor5 = {{nowrap|[[Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i]]}}

| office6 = Chairman of [[General Inspection Office (Iran)|General Inspection Office]]

| term_start6 = 22 August 1994

| term_end6 = 9 August 2004

| appointer6 = [[Mohammad Yazdi]]

| predecessor6 = [[Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad]]

| successor6 = Mohammad Niazi

| birth_name = Seyyed Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|12|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = [[Mashhad]], [[Pahlavi Iran|Imperial State of Iran]]

| alma_mater = Shahid Motahari University<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=زندگی‌نامه حجت‌الاسلام و المسلمین سیدابراهیم رئیسی|url=http://raisi.org/page/biography|publisher=Official Website of Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi|language=fa|access-date=2017-04-05|archive-date=2017-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323021652/http://raisi.org/page/biography|url-status=live}}</ref>{{-}}[[Qom Seminary]]<ref name="bio"/>

| party = [[Combatant Clergy Association]]<ref name="bio"/>

| otherparty = [[Islamic Republican Party]] {{small|(until 1987)}}<ref name="bio"/>

| spouse = Jamileh Alamolhoda<ref>{{cite news|url=http://aftabnews.ir/fa/news/440730/%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3|title=با دختر علم الهدی و همسر رئیسی آشنا شوید/عکس|date=22 April 2017|access-date=23 April 2017|archive-date=24 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424235455/http://aftabnews.ir/fa/news/440730/%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3|url-status=live}}</ref>

| children = 2<ref name="tabnak">{{cite news|url=http://tabnak.ir/fa/news/686838/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C-6%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C|title=مشخصات شناسنامه‌ای 6کاندیدای ریاست‌جمهوری|date=21 April 2017|access-date=21 April 2017|archive-date=14 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114035031/https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/686838/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C-6%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C|url-status=live}}</ref>

| relatives = [[Ahmad Alamolhoda]] {{small|(father-in-law)}}

| website = {{Official Website|https://raisi.ir/}}

| signature = امضا سید ابراهیم رئیسی.jpg

}}

'''[[Sayyid]] Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati''' ({{lang-fa|سید ابراهیم رئیس‌الساداتی}}; born 14 December 1960),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1396/01/25/1396012521503837110529704.jpg |title=Birth certificate image |access-date=2017-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415200607/https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1396/01/25/1396012521503837110529704.jpg |archive-date=2017-04-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/371636/society/judiciary |title=مرد 54 ساله ای که دادستان کل کشور شد، کیست؟/ ابراهیم رئیسی را بیشتر بشناسید |access-date=2016-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016044151/http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/371636/society/judiciary |archive-date=2016-10-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> commonly known as '''Ebrahim Raisi''' ({{lang-fa|ابراهیم رئیسی}}, {{pronunciation|Fa-ir-raisi_(1).ogg|help=no}}), is an Iranian [[conservative]] and [[Iranian Principlists|principlist]] politician, [[Faqīh|Muslim jurist]] and the current [[Chief Justice of Iran|Chief Justice]] of Iran, having been appointed on 7 March 2019 by [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]] [[Ali Khamenei]]. He has served in several positions in [[Judicial system of Iran|Iran's judicial system]], such as [[Attorney-General of Iran|Attorney General]] (2014–2016), and Deputy Chief Justice (2004–2014). He was also Prosecutor and Deputy Prosecutor of [[Tehran]] in the 1980s and 1990s. He was Custodian and Chairman of [[Astan Quds Razavi]], a [[bonyad]], from 2016 until 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2016/03/160307_l51_raissi_astan_qods_appointment |title=Ra'eesi became chairman of AQR |access-date=2016-03-08 |archive-date=2018-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614135100/http://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2016/03/160307_l51_raissi_astan_qods_appointment |url-status=live }}</ref> He is also a member of [[Assembly of Experts]] from [[South Khorasan Province]], being elected for the first time in [[2006 Iranian Assembly of Experts election|2006 election]]. He is the son-in-law of [[Mashhad]] [[Imam of Friday Prayer|Friday prayer leader]] and Grand Imam of [[Imam Reza shrine]], [[Ahmad Alamolhoda]].

Raisi ran for [[2017 Iranian presidential election|president in 2017]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-elections-raisi-idUSKBN17B0DZ|title=Hardline cleric Raisi to take on Rouhani in Iran's presidential election|date=2017-04-09|work=Reuters|access-date=2017-04-17|archive-date=2017-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112185037/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-elections-raisi-idUSKBN17B0DZ|url-status=live}}</ref> as the candidate of the conservative [[Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces]],<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/iran-news-round-up/iran-news-round-up-april-7-2017|title=Iran News Round Up|work=Critical Threats Project|date=7 April 2017|access-date=24 April 2017|archive-date=21 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821130219/https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/iran-news-round-up/iran-news-round-up-april-7-2017|url-status=live}}</ref> losing to moderate incumbent President [[Hassan Rouhani]], 57% to 38.3%. He is running again for the presidency in [[2021 Iranian presidential election|2021]], and is projected to win.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-28|title=Iran Official Poll Shows Lower Turnout After Elimination Of Key Candidates|url=https://iranintl.com/en/iran/iran-official-poll-shows-lower-turnout-after-elimination-key-candidates|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Iran International|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610130922/https://iranintl.com/en/iran/iran-official-poll-shows-lower-turnout-after-elimination-key-candidates|url-status=live}}</ref> He was one of the four people in the "[[1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners|death committee]]", responsible for execution of thousands of political prisoners in Iran in 1988. <ref>{{Cite web|title=The Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran, 1988, Report Of An Inquiry|url=https://www.iranrights.org/library/document/1380/the-massacre-of-political-prisoners-in-iran-1988-report-of-an-inquiry|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Abdorrahman Boroumand Center|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501095912/https://www.iranrights.org/library/document/1380/the-massacre-of-political-prisoners-in-iran-1988-report-of-an-inquiry|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-25|title=Rouhani’s former minister of justice defends the mass executions of 1980s|url=https://iranintl.com/en/iran/rouhani%E2%80%99s-former-minister-justice-defends-mass-executions-1980s|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Iran International|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617053332/https://iranintl.com/en/iran/rouhani%E2%80%99s-former-minister-justice-defends-mass-executions-1980s|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Iran Head of Judiciary’s First Year Marred by Political Executions|url=http://iranhr.net/en/articles/4679/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=iranhr.net|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403161113/https://iranhr.net/en/articles/4679/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-06-06|title=Khamenei defends Iran’s 1980s political executions that killed thousands|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/features/2017/06/06/Khamenei-defends-1980s-executions-that-killed-thousands-of-politicians-|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Al Arabiya English|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430130452/https://english.alarabiya.net/features/2017/06/06/Khamenei-defends-1980s-executions-that-killed-thousands-of-politicians-|url-status=live}}</ref> He is sanctioned by the US [[Office of Foreign Assets Control]]<ref>https://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/sdnnew19.txt</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Treasury Designates Supreme Leader of Iran’s Inner Circle Responsible for Advancing Regime’s Domestic and Foreign Oppression {{!}} U.S. Department of the Treasury|url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm824|access-date=2021-06-17|website=home.treasury.gov|archive-date=2020-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718163111/https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm824|url-status=live}}</ref> in accordance with [[Executive Order 13876]]. He is accused of [[crimes against humanity]] by international human rights organizations and [[United Nations special rapporteur]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-18|title=Cleric accused of crimes against humanity to head Iran’s justice system {{!}} Reporters without borders|url=https://rsf.org/en/news/cleric-accused-crimes-against-humanity-head-irans-justice-system|access-date=2021-06-17|website=RSF|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506050711/https://rsf.org/en/news/cleric-accused-crimes-against-humanity-head-irans-justice-system|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life==

[[File:Ebrahim Raisi young- 2.jpg|thumb|left|Ebrahim Raisi in 1980]]

Ebrahim Raisi was born on 14 December 1960 to a Persian clerical family in the Noghan district of [[Mashhad]]. His father, Seyed Haji, died when he was 5.<ref name="bio"/>

===Academic education===

There is no credible source to have verified Raeisi's traditional schooling record. In his biography on his campaign website mentions only his primary schooling but it does not mention whether he finished high school.<ref>{{Cite web|title=شرح زندگی {{!}} سید ابراهیم رئیسی|url=https://raisi.ir/page/biography|access-date=2021-06-09|website=raisi.ir|language=fa|archive-date=2021-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606195911/https://raisi.ir/page/biography|url-status=live}}</ref> He has claimed to have received a doctorate degree in [[Private law]] from Motahari University, however, this has been disputed.<ref>{{Cite news|title=مدرک تحصیلی ابراهیم رئیسی؛ 'شش کلاس' یا 'دکترا'؟|language=fa|work=BBC News فارسی|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-features-57399380|access-date=2021-06-08|archive-date=2021-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608112148/https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-features-57399380|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Clerical credentials ===

He began to study in [[Qom Seminary]] at the age of 15.<ref name="bio"/> Then he decided to educate in Navvab school for a short time. After that, he went to Ayatollah Sayyed Muhammad Mousavi Nezhad school and his studying was coincided with teaching to other students. In 1976, he went to [[Qom]] to continue his studying in Ayatollah Borujerdi school. He was the student of [[Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi]], [[Morteza Motahhari]], [[Abolghasem Khazali]], [[Hossein Noori Hamedani]], [[Ali Meshkini]] and Morteza Pasandideh.<ref name="tasnim">{{cite web |title=Who is Ayatollah Raisi? |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1396/01/18/1372509/%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA |access-date=2019-01-16 |archive-date=2019-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117013425/https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1396/01/18/1372509/%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="farsnews">{{cite web |title=Records and biography of Ebrahim Raisi |url=https://www.farsnews.com/news/13941217001567/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D9%88%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA}}</ref> According to [[Alex Vatanka]] of the [[Middle East Institute]], Raisi's "exact religious qualification" is a "sore point". "For a while" prior to investigation by the Iranian media, he "referred to himself" as "Ayatollah" on his personal website. However, according to Vatanka, the media "publicized his lack of formal religious education" and credentials, after which Raisi ceased claiming to hold the aforementioned rank. He now "refers to himself as ''[[Hujjat al-Islam|hojat-ol-eslam]]"'', a clerical position lower in status and privilege.<ref name=":1" />

==Judicial career==

===Early years===

In 1981, he was appointed the prosecutor of [[Karaj]]. Later on, he was also appointed as Prosecutor of [[Hamadan]] and served both position together. He was simultaneously active in two cities more than 300&nbsp;km away from each other.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radiofarda.com/content/f12-ebrahim-raeisi-astan-qods-mashhad/27593878.html|title="ابراهیم رئیسی به تولیت آستان قدس رضوی منصوب شد".|date=8 March 2016|access-date=6 April 2017|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308072741/http://www.radiofarda.com/content/f12-ebrahim-raeisi-astan-qods-mashhad/27593878.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After four months, he was appointed as Prosecutor of [[Hamadan Province]].<ref name="bio"/>

===Tehran deputy prosecutor===

He was appointed as Deputy prosecutor of [[Tehran]] in 1985 and moved to the capital.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fararu.com/fa/news/265181/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA|title=ابراهیم رئیسی کیست؟|date=3 March 2017|access-date=6 April 2017|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224155532/https://fararu.com/fa/news/265181/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA|url-status=live}}</ref> After three years and in early 1988, he was placed in the attention of [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] and received special provisions (independent from judiciary) from him to address legal issues in some provinces like [[Lorestan]], [[Semnan Province|Semnan]] and [[Kermanshah]].

===1988 executions===

{{main|1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners}}

[[Hussein-Ali Montazeri]] named Raisi as one of the four persons involved in the 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1394212018ENGLISH.PDF |title= Blood-soaked secrets with Iran's 1998 Prison Massacres are ongoing crimes against humanity |access-date= December 14, 2018 |archive-date= December 15, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181215065955/https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1394212018ENGLISH.PDF |url-status= live }}</ref> Other persons were Morteza Eshraghi (Prosecutor of Tehran), Hossein-Ali Nayeri (Judge) and [[Mostafa Pourmohammadi]] ([[Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)|MOI]] representative in [[Evin]]). Names of first two persons are mentioned in Khomeini's order. Pourmohammadi has denied his role but Raisi has not commented publicly on the matter yet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2016/03/160307_ebrahim_raissi_astan_qods_profile|title=ابراهیم رئیسی؛ از قضاوت تا تولیت|date=7 March 2017|access-date=6 April 2017|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308111910/http://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2016/03/160307_ebrahim_raissi_astan_qods_profile|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2017/05/an-interview-with-scholar-and-historian-ervand-abrahamian-on-the-islamic-republics-greatest-crime/|title=An Interview with Scholar and Historian Ervand Abrahamian on the Islamic Republic's "Greatest Crime"|last=Abrahamian|first=Ervand|date=4 May 2017|website=Center for Human Rights in Iran|access-date=2017-05-18|archive-date=2017-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505122525/https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2017/05/an-interview-with-scholar-and-historian-ervand-abrahamian-on-the-islamic-republics-greatest-crime/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners was a series of state-sponsored execution of political prisoners across [[Iran]], starting on 19 July 1988 and lasting for approximately five months.<ref name=Canadrec>{{cite web|last1=Akhlaghi|first1=Reza|title=Canada Recognizes Iran's 1988 Massacre as Crime against Humanity|url=https://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2013/06/14/canada-recognizes-irans-1988-massacre-as-crime-against-humanity/|website=Foreign Policy Blog|access-date=23 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518151029/https://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2013/06/14/canada-recognizes-irans-1988-massacre-as-crime-against-humanity/|archive-date=18 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Italyrec>{{cite web|title=Iran Italy Issues Resolution for Justice for 1988 Massacre Victims|url=http://irannewsupdate.com/news/human-rights/3748-iran-italy-issues-resolution-for-justice-for-1988-massacre-victims.html|website=Iran News Update|date=5 May 2017|access-date=23 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309183144/https://irannewsupdate.com/news/human-rights/3748-iran-italy-issues-resolution-for-justice-for-1988-massacre-victims.html|archive-date=9 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=UNCall>{{cite web|title=More Than 100 Prominent Iranians Ask UN to Declare 1988 Massacre 'Crime Against Humanity'|url=https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2016/09/1988-mass-executions-100-iranians-letter/|website=Center for Human Rights in Iran|date=7 September 2016|access-date=23 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526111920/https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2016/09/1988-mass-executions-100-iranians-letter/|archive-date=26 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ncr>{{cite web|title=1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran|url=http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/1988-massacre-of-political-prisoners-in-iran|website=National Council of Resistance of Iran|access-date=23 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608195051/http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/1988-massacre-of-political-prisoners-in-iran|archive-date=8 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=escapemassacre>{{cite web|last1=Naderi|first1=Mostafa|title=I was lucky to escape with my life. The massacre of Iranian political prisoners in 1988 must now be investigated|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/i-was-lucky-to-escape-with-my-life-the-massacre-of-iranian-political-prisoners-in-1988-must-now-be-8779679.html|website=The Independent|date=22 August 2013|access-date=19 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228035723/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/i-was-lucky-to-escape-with-my-life-the-massacre-of-iranian-political-prisoners-in-1988-must-now-be-8779679.html|archive-date=28 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Amnest>{{cite web|title=Iran still seeks to erase the '1988 prison massacre' from memories, 25 years on|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2013/08/iran-still-seeks-erase-prison-massacre-memories-years/|publisher=Amnesty International|access-date=23 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405221959/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2013/08/iran-still-seeks-erase-prison-massacre-memories-years/|archive-date=5 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The majority of those killed were supporters of the [[People's Mujahedin of Iran]], although supporters of other leftist factions, including the [[Organization of Iranian People's Fedaian (Majority)|Fedaian]] and the [[Tudeh Party of Iran]] (Communist Party), were executed as well.<ref>[http://www.pww.org/article/view/5754/1/231/ Iranian party demands end to repression] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050924060950/http://www.pww.org/article/view/5754/1/231/ |date=24 September 2005 }}</ref><ref>Abrahamian, Ervand, ''Tortured Confessions'', University of California Press, 1999, 209-228</ref> According to [[Amnesty International]], "thousands of political dissidents were systematically subjected to enforced disappearance in Iranian detention facilities across the country and extrajudicially executed pursuant to an order issued by the Supreme Leader of Iran and implemented across prisons in the country. Many of those killed during this time were subjected to torture and other cruel, [[inhuman or degrading treatment|inhuman and degrading treatment]] or punishment in the process."<ref name="auto29">{{cite web |url= https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1394212018ENGLISH.PDF |title= Blood-soaked secrets with Iran's 1998 Prison Massacres are ongoing crimes against humanity |access-date= 14 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181215065955/https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1394212018ENGLISH.PDF |archive-date= 15 December 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref>

The killings have been described as a political purge without precedent in modern Iranian history, both in terms of scope and coverup.<ref>{{cite book|last=Abrahamian|first=Ervand|title=Tortured Confessions Prisons and Public Recantations in Modern Iran|year=1999|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley|page=210|url=http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft3s2005jq;chunk.id=0;doc.view=print|access-date=13 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043644/http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft3s2005jq;chunk.id=0;doc.view=print|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the exact number of prisoners executed remains a point of contention. [[Amnesty International]], after interviewing dozens of relatives, puts the number in thousands;<ref name="amnesty">{{cite web |title=IRAN: VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS 1987 - 1990 |website=Amnesty International |date=1 December 1990 |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/021/1990/en/ |access-date=7 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124547/https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/021/1990/en/ |archive-date=9 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and then-[[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]] [[Ruhollah Khomeini]]'s deputy, [[Hussein-Ali Montazeri]] put the number between 2,800 and 3,800 in his memoirs,<ref>{{cite book|last=von Schwerin|first=Ulrich|title=The Dissident Mullah: Ayatollah Montazeri and the Struggle for Reform in Revolutionary Iran|year=2015|publisher=I.B.Tauris|isbn=9780857737748}}</ref> but an alternative estimation suggests that the number exceeded 30,000.<ref name="Lamb">{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Christina|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/1321090/Khomeini-fatwa-led-to-killing-of-30000-in-Iran.html|title=Khomeini fatwa 'led to killing of 30,000 in Iran'|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=4 February 2001|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701102148/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/1321090/Khomeini-fatwa-led-to-killing-of-30000-in-Iran.html|archive-date=1 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Because of the large number, prisoners were loaded into [[forklift]] trucks in groups of six and hanged from [[Crane (machine)|cranes]] in half-hour intervals.<ref>''The World's Most Notorious Dictators''. Athlon Special Issue. 2017. p. 80</ref>

===Senior positions===

After Khomeini's death and election of [[Ali Khamenei]] as the new [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader]], Raisi was appointed as Tehran prosecutor by newly appointed Chief-Justice [[Mohammad Yazdi]]. He held the office for five years from 1989 to 1994. In 1994, he was appointed as head of [[General Inspection Office (Iran)|General Inspection Office]].

From 2004 until 2014, Raisi served as First Deputy Chief Justice of Iran, being appointed by Chief Justice [[Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi]]. He kept his position in [[Sadeq Larijani]]'s first term as Chief Justice. He was later appointed as Attorney-General of Iran in 2014, a position that he held until 2016, when he resigned to become Chairman of [[Astan Quds Razavi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radiozamaneh.com/171271|title=محسنی اژه‌ای معاون اول قوه قضائیه و رئیسی دادستان کل کشور شدند|date=2014|access-date=2017-04-06|archive-date=2016-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308065327/http://www.radiozamaneh.com/171271|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also served as [[Special Clerical Court]] prosecutor.

==Astan Quds chairmanship==

He became Chairman of [[Astan Quds Razavi]] on 7 March 2016 after the death of his predecessor [[Abbas Vaez-Tabasi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://farsi.khamenei.ir/message-content?id=32521|title="انتصاب حجت‌الاسلام رئیسی به تولیت آستان قدس رضوی".|date=7 March 2017|access-date=23 April 2017|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307165103/http://farsi.khamenei.ir/message-content?id=32521|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://persian.euronews.com/2016/03/07/iran-astan-quds-razavi-institute/|title="انتصاب ابراهیم رئیسی به تولیت آستان قدس رضوی".|date=7 March 2017|access-date=6 April 2017|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308072743/http://persian.euronews.com/2016/03/07/iran-astan-quds-razavi-institute/|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the second person to serve this office from 1979. Supreme Leader [[Ali Khamenei]] enumerated serving the pilgrims of the holy shrine, especially poor people and also serve nearby, especially the poor and dispossessed as two important responsibilities of Raisi in his appointment order.<ref name="didban">{{cite news|url=http://didban.ir/fa/news-details/33849/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3/|title=شروع انقلابی حجت الاسلام رئیسی در آستان قدس|date=10 April 2016|access-date=24 April 2017|archive-date=25 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425044927/http://didban.ir/fa/news-details/33849/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==2017 presidential election==

{{main|Ebrahim Raisi presidential campaign, 2017}}

[[File:Ebrahim Raisi presidential campaign rally in Tehran, 29 April 2017 23.jpg|thumb|250px|Raisi speaking at a presidential campaign rally in [[Tehran]]'s [[Shahid Shiroudi Stadium]]]]

Raisi was named as one of the [[Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces]] (JAMNA)'s presidential candidates in February 2017.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.stratfor.com/situation-report/iran-possible-conservative-presidential-candidate-emerges|title=Iran: Possible Conservative Presidential Candidate Emerges|publisher=[[Stratfor]]|date=23 February 2017|access-date=13 April 2017|archive-date=25 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225052301/https://www.stratfor.com/situation-report/iran-possible-conservative-presidential-candidate-emerges|url-status=live}}</ref> His candidacy was also supported by the [[Front of Islamic Revolution Stability]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.thearabweekly.com/Iran/7838/Iran%E2%80%99s-conservatives-scramble-to-find-a-presidential-candidate|title=Iran's conservatives scramble to find a presidential candidate|publisher=The Arab Weekly|date=19 February 2017|access-date=21 February 2017|archive-date=22 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122001005/http://www.thearabweekly.com/Iran/7838/Iran%E2%80%99s-conservatives-scramble-to-find-a-presidential-candidate|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/02/iran-ebrahim-raisi-conservative-candidate-unity-presidential.html|title=Meet the powerful Iranian cleric looking to unseat Rouhani|publisher=Al-Monitor|date=21 February 2017|access-date=21 February 2017|author=Rohollah Faghihi|archive-date=26 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226102522/https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/02/iran-ebrahim-raisi-conservative-candidate-unity-presidential.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He officially announced his nomination in a statement published on 6 April, and called it his “religious and revolutionary responsibility to run”, citing the need for a “fundamental change in the executive management of the country” and a government that “fights poverty and corruption.”<ref>{{citation|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/10/rouhani-gets-a-hardline-challenger-for-iranian-presidency/|title=Rouhani Gets a Hard-line Challenger for Iranian Presidency|publisher=Foreign Policy|date=10 April 2017|access-date=11 April 2017|author=Ruby Mellen|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331181656/https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/10/rouhani-gets-a-hardline-challenger-for-iranian-presidency/|url-status=live}}</ref>

He registered on 14 April 2017 at Ministry of Interior with saying it's time to perform citizenship rights, not only writing act.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/09/conservative-cleric-ebrahim-raisi-enters-irans-presidential-race|title=Conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi enters Iran's presidential race|date=14 April 2017|access-date=16 April 2017|archive-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426100557/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/09/conservative-cleric-ebrahim-raisi-enters-irans-presidential-race|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 15 May 2017, conservative candidate [[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]] withdrew his candidacy in favor of Raisi.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thewire.in/136181/qalibaf-withdraws-backs-raisi-president/|title=Iran: Tehran Mayor Qalibaf Withdraws, Backs Hardliner Raisi for President|date=15 May 2017|access-date=18 May 2017|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010131608/https://thewire.in/136181/qalibaf-withdraws-backs-raisi-president/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was speculated that Ghalibaf would be Raisi's [[Vice President of Iran|first vice president]] if he was elected.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-presidential-election-ghalibaf-raisi-withdraw-first-vp.html|title=The reason Tehran's mayor dropped out of presidential race|date=16 May 2017|access-date=18 May 2017|archive-date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520145907/http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-presidential-election-ghalibaf-raisi-withdraw-first-vp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They also joined in a campaign rally in [[Tehran]] with each other.

Raisi has been described as "a favorite and [[Succession of Ali Khamenei|possible successor]]" to Iran’s [[Supreme Leader of Iran|supreme leader]], Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]], by several sources,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/12/irans-supreme-leader-has-picked-his-candidate-for-president/|title=The Supreme Leader's Apprentice Is Running for President|last=VATANKA|first=ALEX|date=12 April 2017|website=Foreign Policy|access-date=2017-05-22|archive-date=2017-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520171431/http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/12/irans-supreme-leader-has-picked-his-candidate-for-president/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/world/middleeast/iran-ebrahim-raisi-president-election.html|title=Iran Has Its Own Hard-Line Populist, and He's on the Rise|last=Erdbrink|first=Thomas|date=2017-05-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-05-18|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2017-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518235230/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/world/middleeast/iran-ebrahim-raisi-president-election.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Dehghan-9-1-17">{{cite news|last1=Dehghan|first1=Saeed Kamali|title=Ebrahim Raisi: the Iranian cleric emerging as a frontrunner for supreme leader|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/09/ebrahim-raisi-conservative-cleric-iran-supreme-leader-khamenei|access-date=22 May 2017|agency=The Guardian|date=9 January 2017|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521031405/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/09/ebrahim-raisi-conservative-cleric-iran-supreme-leader-khamenei|url-status=live}}</ref> (at least before his electoral defeat).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/12/irans-supreme-leader-has-picked-his-candidate-for-president/|title=The Supreme Leader's Apprentice Is Running for President|last=VATANKA|first=ALEX|date=12 April 2017|website=Foreign Policy|access-date=2017-05-22|quote=A candidate Raisi who loses in the May elections would be far less likely to later take over as supreme leader.|archive-date=2017-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520171431/http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/12/irans-supreme-leader-has-picked-his-candidate-for-president/|url-status=live}}</ref>

After election results were announced, Raisi received 15,786,449 out of 42,382,390 (38.30% of the votes). He lost to Incumbent President Rouhani and ranked second. He did not congratulate Rouhani on his re-election as the president,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-rouhani-reelection-raisi-letter-complaint-guardian.html|title=In wake of Rouhani's win, conservative rivals vow to remain on scene|date=21 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017|author=Arash Karami|work=Al-Monitor|archive-date=5 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505072807/https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-rouhani-reelection-raisi-letter-complaint-guardian.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and asked the [[Guardian Council]] to look into "violations of the law" before and during the elections, with 100 pages of attached documentation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-conservatives-raisi-protest-vote-results-3-million-vote.html|title=Iran's conservatives question election results|date=23 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017|author=Rohollah Faghihi|work=Al-Monitor|archive-date=24 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524000723/http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-conservatives-raisi-protest-vote-results-3-million-vote.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Possible successor as Supreme Leader==

In 2019 Saeid Golkar of Al Jazeera called Raisi "the most likely successor of Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]]" as [[Supreme Leader of Iran]].<ref name="Golkar-end-5-1-2019">{{cite news |last1=Golkar |first1=Saeid |title=Ebrahim Raisi: The cleric who could end Iranian hopes for change |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/ebrahim-raisi-cleric-iranian-hopes-change-190101105530417.html |access-date=10 June 2020 |agency=Al Jazeera |date=5 Jan 2019 |archive-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719073634/https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/ebrahim-raisi-cleric-iranian-hopes-change-190101105530417.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020 [[Dexter Filkins]] described him as "frequently mentioned" as a successor to Khamenei.<ref name="Filkins-iran-5-18-2020">{{cite journal |last1=Filkins |first1=Dexter |title=TheTwilight of the Iranian Revolution |journal=New Yorker |date=18 May 2020 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/the-twilight-of-the-iranian-revolution |access-date=7 June 2020 |archive-date=16 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316172411/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/the-twilight-of-the-iranian-revolution |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Political views==

Ebrahim Raisi is a supporter of [[sex segregation]]. He said in a 2014 interview about a planned segregation in Tehran Municipality that "I think this is a good move because the majority of women do a better job in a totally relaxed atmosphere and fit are required."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.isna.ir/news/93051507217/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D9%81%DA%A9%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF|title=بانوان اولین مدافع تفکیک جنسیتی هستند|date=2014|access-date=2017-05-18|archive-date=2017-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509230114/http://www.isna.ir/news/93051507217/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D9%81%DA%A9%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also a supporter of Islamization of universities, revision of the Internet and censorship of Western culture.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://aftabnews.ir/fa/news/444653/%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87%E2%80%8F%E2%80%8E%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF|title=رئیسی: دانشگاهها باید اسلامی شوند|date=8 May 2017|access-date=18 May 2017|archive-date=13 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513094554/http://aftabnews.ir/fa/news/444653/%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87%E2%80%8F%E2%80%8E%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espadananews.com/node/3434|title=ابراهیم رییسی: باید به دنبال حذف ترویج فرهنگ غربی از متن جامعه باشیم|date=10 May 2017|access-date=18 May 2017|archive-date=19 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919234703/http://www.espadananews.com/node/3434|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.isna.ir/news/96021912497/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%86%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B4%DA%A9%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87-%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA|title=اسلامی‌ نکردن دانشگاه‌ها کشور را با مشکل مواجه می‌کند/رشد اینترنت ما را وادار به بازنگری می‌کند|date=11 May 2017|access-date=18 May 2017|archive-date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512064437/http://www.isna.ir/news/96021912497/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%86%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B4%DA%A9%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87-%D9%85%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA|url-status=live}}</ref> Raisi sees [[economic sanctions]] as an opportunity.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://aftabnews.ir/fa/news/444926/%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%85-%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85|title=رئیسی: تحریم یک فرصت است/باید خود را مقاوم کنیم|date=12 May 2017|access-date=18 May 2017|archive-date=14 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514050458/http://aftabnews.ir/fa/news/444926/%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%85-%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Economics===

Raisi has said “I see the activation of a [[resistance economy]] as the only way to end poverty and deprivation in the country.”<ref name="RFE">{{citation|url=https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/iran-emerging-hardliner-raisi/28415680.html|title=In Iran, Emerging Hard-Liner Stakes Future On Unseating Rohani|work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|access-date=22 April 2017|date=7 April 2017|author=Golnaz Esfandiari|archive-date=24 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424085151/https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/iran-emerging-hardliner-raisi/28415680.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He supports development of the agricultural sector over commercial retail, which “will eventually benefit foreign brands.”<ref name="FT">{{citation|url=https://www.ft.com/content/99dc3918-2110-11e7-a454-ab04428977f9|title=Rouhani confirms he will seek second term in Iran elections|work=Financial Times|access-date=22 April 2017|date=14 April 2017|author=Najmeh Bozorgmehr|archive-date=23 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423054934/https://www.ft.com/content/99dc3918-2110-11e7-a454-ab04428977f9|url-status=live}}</ref>

He has promised to triple the monthly state benefits, currently 450,000 [[Iranian rial|rials]] per citizen, in order to tackle [[Corruption in Iran|corruption]] and create six million jobs.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d8db988e-290d-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c|title=Iran hardliners struggle to present united front ahead of poll|work=Financial Times|access-date=27 April 2017|date=26 April 2017|author=Najmeh Bozorgmehr|archive-date=30 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430055754/https://www.ft.com/content/d8db988e-290d-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Foreign policy===

Answering reporters about his foreign policy, he said it “would be to establish ties with every country except [[Israel]].”<ref name="IP">{{citation|url=http://theiranproject.com/blog/2017/04/18/need-know-presidential-candidate-ebrahim-raisi/|title=What you need to know about presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi|publisher=The Iran Project|date=19 April 2017|access-date=21 April 2017|archive-date=17 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617053339/https://theiranproject.com/blog/2017/04/18/need-know-presidential-candidate-ebrahim-raisi/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Electoral history==

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! Year !! Election !!Votes !! % !! Rank !! Notes

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|2006||[[2006 Iranian Assembly of Experts election|Assembly of Experts]]||200,906||68.6%||'''1st'''

| style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|Won<ref name="alef"/>

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|2016||[[2016 Iranian Assembly of Experts election|Assembly of Experts]]||{{increase}} 325,139||{{increase}} 80.0%||'''1st'''

| style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|Won<ref name="khvr">{{cite web|title=نتایج نهائی انتخابات مجلس خبرگان رهبری در خراسان جنوبی|url=http://www.khavarestan.ir/node/58685|publisher=Khavarestan|language=fa|date=27 February 2016|access-date=7 April 2017|archive-date=16 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316113552/http://www.khavarestan.ir/node/58685|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|2017||[[2017 Iranian presidential election|President]]||15,835,794||38.28%||2nd

| style="background:#c66;"|Lost<ref>{{cite news|title=Final results of presidential election by province and county|url=https://www.moi.ir/Portal/home/?news/469742/469971/497969/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AC-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B5%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C|access-date=8 June 2017|agency=[[Ministry of Interior (Iran)|Ministry of Interior]]|language=fa|date=8 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010165111/https://www.moi.ir/Portal/home/?news%2F469742%2F469971%2F497969%2F%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AC-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B5%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C|archive-date=10 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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|2021||[[2021 Iranian presidential election|President]]||TBD||TBD||TBD

|TBD

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==Personal life==

Raisi is married to Jamileh Alamolhoda, daughter of Mashhad [[Imam of Friday Prayer|Friday Prayers Imam]], [[Ahmad Alamolhoda]]. She is an associate professor at Tehran's [[Shahid Beheshti University]] and is also president of the university's Institute of Fundamental Studies of Science and Technology.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rouydad24.ir/fa/news/52837/%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C|title=Conversation with Jamileh Alamolhoda, spouse of Ebrahim Raisi|date=23 April 2017|access-date=24 April 2017|archive-date=14 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714040812/http://www.rouydad24.ir/fa/news/52837/%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C|url-status=live}}</ref> The couple has two daughters.<ref name="tabnak"/>

==Sanctions==

Raisi is one of nine Iranian officials listed in November 2019 subjected to sanctions by the [[United States Department of State]] due to alleged human rights abuses.<ref name=US>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2019/11/5/us-puts-new-sanctions-on-iranian-supreme-leaders-inner-circle|title=US puts new sanctions on Iranian supreme leader's inner circle|access-date=2020-10-09|archive-date=2020-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003170024/https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/economy/2019/11/5/us-puts-new-sanctions-on-iranian-supreme-leaders-inner-circle|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly, Raisi is also sanctioned by the [[European Union]].<ref name=EU>{{Cite web |url=https://iranintl.com/en/iran/ebrahim-raeesi-was-officially-appointed-chief-iran%E2%80%99s-judiciary |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-10-09 |archive-date=2021-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606124214/https://iranintl.com/en/iran/ebrahim-raeesi-was-officially-appointed-chief-iran%E2%80%99s-judiciary |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=June 2021}}

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* {{Official website|https://www.raisi.org/}}

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