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Iranian presidential election, 2001

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8 June 2001
  
2005 →

77.1%
  
15.6%

21,659,053
  
4,393,544

Iranian presidential election, 2001

Iranian presidential election of 2001 took place on 8 June 2001, and resulted in Mohammad Khatami being elected as the President of Iran for his second term.

Candidates

Although nearly 800 candidates registered for the election, the Council of Guardians reduced it to ten.

  • Mohammad Khatami, Incumbent President
  • Ahmad Tavakkoli, Former Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
  • Ali Shamkhani, Incumbent Minister of Defense
  • Abdollah Jassbi, Incumbent President of Islamic Azad University
  • Mahmoud Kashani
  • Hassan Ghafourifard, Former Minister of Energy and Member of Parliament
  • Mansour Razavi
  • Shahab od-Din Sadr, Member of Parliament
  • Ali Fallahian, Former Minister of Intelligent
  • Mostafa Hashemi Taba, Former Minister of Industries and Mines
  • References

    Iranian presidential election, 2001 Wikipedia