Ebrahim Raisi inaugurated as new president of Iran
Last updated on: 03 August,2021 12:13 pm
Ebrahim Raisi inaugurated as new president of Iran
TEHRAN (AFP) - Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as president of Iran on Friday, after receiving the approval of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a ceremony broadcast live on state television.
"Following the people’s choice, I task the wise, indefatigable, experienced and popular Hojatoleslam Ebrahim Raisi as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran," Khamenei wrote in a decree read out by his chief of staff.