Constituency:Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
First Deputy:See list Ali-Akbar Parvaresh, Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha, Mohammad Yazdi, Mehdi Karroubi
Succeeded by:Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Resting place:Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini
Branch/service:Iranian Armed Forces
Supreme Leader:Ali Khamenei
Years of service:1988
First Vice President:Hassan Habibi
Other positions held:Other positions held Chairperson of the Expediency Discernment CouncilIn office, 4 October 1989 – 8 January 2017Appointed byAli KhameneiPreceded byAli KhameneiSucceeded byMahmoud Hashemi ShahroudiChairman of the Assembly of ExpertsIn office, 25 July 2007 – 26 July 2007Supreme LeaderAli KhameneiPreceded byAli MeshkiniSucceeded byMohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani18th Speaker of the Parliament of IranIn office, 28 July 1980 – 29 July 1980First Deputy See list Ali-Akbar Parvaresh, Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha, Mohammad Yazdi, Mehdi Karroubi, Preceded byJavad SaeedSucceeded byMehdi KarroubiMember of the Assembly of ExpertsIn office, 15 August 1983 – 8 January 2017ConstituencyTehran ProvinceMajority2, 301, 492 (5th term)Tehran's Friday Prayer Temporary ImamIn office, 3 July 1981 – 17 July 2009Appointed by, Ruhollah Khomeini, , Ali Khamenei, Member of the Parliament of IranIn office, 28 May 1980 – 3 August 1989ConstituencyTehran, Rey, Shemiranat and EslamshahrMajority1, 891, 264 (81.9%; 2nd term)Minister of InteriorActing, 17 November 1979 – 27 February 1980Appointed byIslamic Revolution CouncilPreceded byHashem SabbaghianSucceeded byMohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, In office, 4 October 1989 – 8 January 2017, Ali Khamenei, Ali Khamenei, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, In office, 25 July 2007 – 26 July 2007, Ali Khamenei, Ali Meshkini, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, In office, 28 July 1980 – 29 July 1980, See list Ali-Akbar Parvaresh, Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha, Mohammad Yazdi, Mehdi Karroubi, , Javad Saeed, Mehdi Karroubi, In office, 15 August 1983 – 8 January 2017, Tehran Province, 2, 301, 492 (5th term), In office, 3 July 1981 – 17 July 2009, , Ruhollah Khomeini, , Ali Khamenei, , In office, 28 May 1980 – 3 August 1989, Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr, 1, 891, 264 (81.9%; 2nd term), Acting, 17 November 1979 – 27 February 1980, Islamic Revolution Council, Hashem Sabbaghian, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Other politicalaffiliations:Islamic Republican Party (1979–1987), , Combatant Clergy Association (1987–2017)