For the acting defense minister of Iran, see Mohammad-Reza Rahimi (military officer).
Mohammad Reza Rahimi
محمدرضا رحيمی
Rahimi in 2013
5th First Vice President of Iran
In office 13 September 2009 – 5 August 2013
President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by
Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
Succeeded by
Eshaq Jahangiri
Vice President of Iran for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
In office 25 May 2008[1] – 13 September 2009
President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by
Majid Jafarzadeh
Succeeded by
Mohammad Reza Mirtajodini (Parliamentary Affairs) Fatemeh Bodaghi (Legal Affairs)
Head of Supreme Audit Court
In office 1 November 2004[2] – 20 July 2008[3]
Preceded by
Kazem Mirvalad
Succeeded by
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli
Governor of Kurdistan Province
In office 17 October 1993 – 14 September 1997
President
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by
Hassan Zohree
Succeeded by
Abdollah Ramezanzadeh
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office 28 May 1984 – 17 October 1993
Constituency
Qorveh (2nd and 3rd Majlis) Sanandaj (4th Majlis)
Majority
107,666 (39.9%; 4th Majlis)[4]
Personal details
Born
(1949-01-11) 11 January 1949 (age 75) Serishabad, Iran
Spouse
Latifeh Erfani (−2015)[5]
Children
Hoda Hanieh
Alma mater
Tehran University
Profession
Prosecutor
Awards
Order of Service (1st class)[6]
Signature
Mohammad Reza Rahimi (Persian: محمدرضا رحيمی, born on 11 January 1949) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth first vice president from 13 September 2009 until 3 August 2013. His previous posts included governor of the Kurdistan province and vice president for parliamentary affairs.
On 15 February 2015, Rahimi was convicted of corruption and is currently jailed in Evin Prison. He was allegedly head of the "Fatemi Circle".
^"با حكم دكتراحمدی نژاد صورت گرفت انتصاب محمد رضا رحیمی به عنوان معاون رییس جمهور در امور حقوقی و مجلس" (in Persian). International Journal of Government Auditing. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^"New President of the Supreme Audit Court Appointed". International Journal of Government Auditing. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^"Administrative Organization, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account of Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran". Central Bank of Iran. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^"Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ختصاصی دولت بهار/ مراسم تشییع و تدفین همسر محمدرضا رحیمی برگزار شد + تصاویر
^نشان‌های دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدی‌نژاد به چه‌کسانی رسید؟ (in Persian). Tasnim News Agency. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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Order of Service (1st class)[6]