Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi Aged 63 Dies in a Helicopter Crash

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Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president, dies in helicopter crash aged 63 on May 20th, 2024.

Iranian president was travelling by helicopter in the country’s East Azerbaijan province when it came down in a forested area.

Ebrahim Raisi was elected Iran's president in 2021, having led the country's judiciary and other top offices Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died after a helicopter carrying him and other officials crashed in a mountainous and forested area of the country in poor weather.

The 63-year-old, a figure representing conservative and hardline factions in Iranian politics, was president for nearly three years, and appeared on track to run for re-election next year.

A former chief justice, Raisi was touted as a potential successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the 85-year-old supreme leader of Iran.

Source: Aljazeera.

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