Mohammad-Reza Aref

First Vice President (2024–present); former First Vice President (2013); former reformist presidential candidate

Mohammad-Reza Aref is a reformist politician and electrical engineer who served briefly as First Vice President under Hassan Rouhani (2013) before stepping aside at Mohammad Khatami's request to consolidate the reformist vote behind Rouhani in 2013. He had previously served as First Vice President under Khatami (2001–2005), where he oversaw technology and infrastructure policy. A former Minister of ICT under Khatami, he is now First Vice President under Masoud Pezeshkian (2024–present). He has been an MP for Tehran and heads the reformist parliamentary faction.

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