Not to be confused with Mohsen Rezaee (taekwondo).
Sardar
Mohsen Rezaee
Rezaee in 2020
Nickname(s)
Haj Mohsen[1]
Allegiance
Iran
Service/branch
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service
1980–1997; 2015–present[2]
Rank
Major general
Battles/wars
Iran–Iraq War
Awards
Order of Fath (1st class) (3 times)
Website
rezaee.ir
Vice President of Iran for Economic Affairs
In office 25 August 2021 – 11 June 2023
President
Ebrahim Raisi
Preceded by
Mohammad Nahavandian
Member of Expediency Discernment Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 September 1997
Appointed by
Ali Khamenei
Chairman
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani
Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council
In office 9 September 1997 – 19 September 2021
Appointed by
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Chairman
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani
Preceded by
Hassan Habibi
Succeeded by
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr
Personal details
Born
Sabzevar Rezaei Mirgha'ed
(1954-09-01) 1 September 1954 (age 69) Masjed Soleyman, Khuzestan Province, Imperial State of Iran
Political party
Resistance Front of Islamic Iran (Spiritual leader)
Other political affiliations
Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization (1979–1980)
Spouse
Masoumeh Khadang
(m. 1974)
Children
5, including Ahmad
Alma mater
University of Tehran
University of Science and Technology (drop-out)
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Mohsen Rezaee (Persian: محسن رضایی, born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: سبزوار رضایی میرقائد) on 1 September 1954) is an Iranian conservative politician affiliated with the Resistance Front of Islamic Iran[2] and senior military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council, secretary of the Supreme Council for Economic Coordination [fa], as well as the secretary of the Iranian government's Economic Committee.[3] He was secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council from 1997 to 2021 and Vice President of Iran for Economic Affairs between 2021 and 2023.
From 1980 to 1997, Rezaee was commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Before the Iranian Revolution, Rezaee was a member of the Islamist guerilla rebel group Mansouroun and joined the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization following the revolution.[4]
Dubbed a "perennial candidate",[5] Rezaee ran as a conservative presidential candidate in the 2009 elections,[6] coming third with 1.7 percent of the vote, behind winner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and reformist runner-up Mir-Hossein Mousavi.[7] He was also a candidate in 2013 presidential election and received 3,884,412 votes. He ranked fourth behind winner Hassan Rouhani, runner-up Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Saeed Jalili.
In the 2021 election, Rezaee was the runner-up to the winner Ebrahim Raisi, who came victorious from the first round, garnering 3.4 million votes, slightly lower than his 2013 tally.
^Ali Chenar (2 April 2010), "Exploiting Martyrs for Propaganda", Tehran Bureau, PBS, retrieved 5 October 2017
^ abRohollah Faghihi (13 May 2015). "Iran's Rezaei returns to his military roots". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^Baghishov, Elnur (25 August 2021). "Mohsen Rezaee appointed Vice President of Iran". Trend News Agency. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^Alfoneh, Ali (2013), Iran Unveiled: How the Revolutionary Guards Is Transforming Iran from Theocracy into Military Dictatorship, AEI Press, pp. 8–10
^Robert Tait (15 June 2013), "Iran election: Mohsen Rezaei profile", The Daily Telegraph, London, retrieved 26 March 2015
^Nazila Fathi (23 April 2009). "Ex-Leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Seeks Presidency". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
^"Ahmadinejad wins Iran presidential election". BBC News. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
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