This is a list of candidates in 2013 Iranian presidential election which was held on 14 June 2013. This list includes candidates who announced, withdrew, declined or were disqualified their nomination for the election.
List The candidates are listed in below in four groups (conservatives, reformists and independents). More than 40 people registered for the election. Coalition Party Picture Name Last political post Level Announced Registered* Withdraw Qualified VotesPrinciplistsProgression Alliance(2+1)Mohammad-Bagher GhalibafMayor of Tehran 6,077,292Ali Akbar VelayatiMinister of Foreign Affairs 2,268,753 Gholam-Ali Haddad-AdelChairman of the Parliament Abadgaran(Cabinet Alliance)Esfandiar Rahim MashaeiChief of Staff of the President Sadeq Vaeez ZadehHead of National Elites Foundation Mohammad Reza RahimiFirst Vice President Ali Akbar JavanfekrManaging-Director of IRNA Sadeq KhalilianMinister of Agricultural Ali NikzadMinister of Housing Mehdi ChamranChairman of City Council of Tehran Nasrin SoltankhahHead of National Elites Foundation Gholam-Hossein ElhamMinister of Justice Hamid BaqaiHead of Presidential Center Front of Islamic Revolution Stability(Paydari)Saeed JaliliSecretary of Supreme National Security Council 4,168,946Kamran Bagheri LankaraniMinister of Health Parviz FattahMinister of Energy Conservatives Majority Alliance(Aksariat)Manouchehr Mottaki**Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Aboutorabi FardDeputy Speaker of the Parliament Mohammad Reza BahonarDeputy Speaker of the Parliament Yahya Ale EshaqMinister of Commerce Mostafa PourmohammadiMinister of Interior United Front of Conservatives(Motahedan)Alireza ZakaniMember of the Parliament Ali LarijaniChairman of the Parliament Resistance Front of Islamic IranMohsen RezaeeSecretary of the Expediency Discernment Council 3,884,412 Haghani Circle(Motahedan)Ali FallahianMinister of Intelligence Abulhassan NavabNo political post Ruhollah AhmadzadehHead of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization Parviz KazemiMinister of Welfare Alireza Ali AhmadiMinister of Education ReformistsModeration and Development PartyHassan RouhaniSecretary of Supreme National Security Council 18,613,329Green Movement(Green Path of Hope)Zahra RahnavardNo political post Democracy PartyMostafa KavakebianMember of the Parliament Islamic Iran Participation Front(Jebhe Mosharekat)Mohammad Reza ArefFirst Vice President Mohsen MehralizadehHead of National Sports Organization Masoumeh EbtekarHead of Department of Environment Executives of Construction Party(Sazandegi)Akbar Hashemi RafsanjaniPresident Mohammad ShariatmadariMinister of Commerce Eshaq JahangiriMinister of Industries Mohammad-Ali NajafiMinister of Education National Trust PartyElias HazratiMember of the Parliament House of LaboursHossein KamaliMinister of Labour Ebrahim AsgharzadehChairman of City Council of Tehran Akbar A'lamiMember of the Parliament Ghasem Sholeh-SaadiMember of the Parliament Javad EtaatMember of the Parliament Masoud PezeshkianMinister of Health IndependentsMohammad GharaziMinister of Post 446,015 Mohammad SaeedikiaMinister of Housing Hassan SobhaniMember of the Parliament Mohammed Bagher KharraziNo political post Ahmad KashaniMember of the Parliament Davoud AhmadinejadChief of Staff of the Presidential House Tahmasb MazaheriGovernor of Central Bank Ramin MehmanparastDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hooshang AmirahmadiNo political post * Registrations took place from 7 to 11 May 2013. **Mottaki left the party on 10 May 2013.Mottaki left CMA
Alliances
Principlists
Cabinet Alliance Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated he will not endorse anyone or interfere in the election to choose his successor, however he announced he will support Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei if he will be confirmed, two other cabinet members, Mohammad-Reza Rahimi and Sadeq Khalilian are also registered without the support of Ahmadinejad:
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei Mohammad-Reza Rahimi Sadeq Khalilian Gholam-Hossein Elham Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi Ali Nikzad Hamid Baqai Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee
Progression Alliance The following three candidates also known as 2+1 formed a coalition between themselves that one of the three will register for the election and the remaining two will support him, however all of those registered and the main candidate will be announced in a later which it is possible that all will be enter to the elections. This coalition consist of: Ali Akbar Velayati Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Gholamali Haddad-Adel
Front of Islamic Revolution Stability This political group was founded by former Ahmadinejad ministers and supporters who believe in his election message but they are not supporting his actions anymore. For the following election, their main candidates are among Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Saeed Jalili and Parviz Fattah. Kamran Bagheri Lankarani was elected as their candidate on 20 April 2013. Kamran Bagheri Lankarani Parviz Fattah
Conservatives Majority Alliance The following announced candidates will also chose one with most popularity to officially register for the election. On May 9 after selection of Aboutorabi Fard was announced, Mottaki declared he will not accept this selection and will run separately: Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard Manouchehr Mottaki Mohammad Reza Bahonar Yahya Ale Eshaq Mostafa Pourmohammadi
United Front of Conservatives The main candidate was elected by a majority vote of the congress on 10 May 2013: Alireza Zakani Ali Larijani
Combatant Clergy Association Despite being associated with the CCA, Hassan Rouhani was not supported by the party as he progressed in the election. The party eventually had no candidate that they directly supported. Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard Mostafa Pourmohammadi
Reformists
Moderation and Development Party Hassan Rouhani announced his registration after his mentor Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was disqualified. Rouhani had gained heavy reformist support throughout his election campaign, with himself being a centrist moderate with ties to the conservative faction.
Democracy Party On 15 January 2013, Democracy party elected their party leader, Mostafa Kavakebian as their sole candidate for the upcoming election. Kavakebian also said that he will withdraw if Mohammad Khatami announced his candidacy.
House of Labours The party elected Hossein Kamali as their candidate on 22 November 2012 but Kamali withdrew on 11 May 2013. The supporting candidate will be elected on 25 May 2013.
Executives of Construction Party After Mohammad-Ali Najafi announced he will not register for the election, the party announced their support for Hassan Rouhani after their candidate Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was disqualified: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad-Ali Najafi Eshaq Jahangiri Bijan Namdar Zangeneh
Association of Combatant Clerics Mohammad Khatami was considered to be a very popular frontrunner with a lot of support in the election, but he was eventually disqualified, the party then announced their support for Hassan Rouhani: Mohammad Khatami Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad
Islamic Iran Participation Front Mohammad-Reza Aref eventually became the sole reformist in the final confirmed group of candidates in the election. He withdrew on the advice of Mohammad Khatami so the vote would not be split between Aref and Hassan Rouhani, Aref upon withdrawing immediately announced his support for Rouhani. Mohammad-Reza Aref Mohsen Mehralizadeh
See also Iranian presidential election, 2013 List of candidates in the Iranian presidential election, 2017
References
External links Ministry of Interior