Who is Mohammad Mokhber, Iran's interim president?
Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber welcomes Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq (not pictured) upon his arrival at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran May 28, 2023.
Mohammad Mokhber, like Raisi, is seen as close to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Mokhber became first vice president in 2021 when Raisi was elected president.
Here are some key facts about Mohammad Mokhber, 68, Iran's first vice president who became interim president on the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.
* As interim president, Mokhber is part of a three-person council, along with the speaker of parliament and the head of the judiciary, that will organise a new presidential election within 50 days of the president's death.
