Editing Ebrahim Raisi

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{{Villain Infobox
|Image = Ebrahim Raisi (19.05.2024) (cropped).jpg
|fullname = Ebrahim Raisolsadati
|alias = Ebrahim Raisi<br>Ebraheem Raeesi
|origin = Mashhad, Iran
|occupation = Chairman of General Inspection Office <small>(1994 - 2004)</small><br>Vice Chief Justice of Iran <small>(2004 - 2014)</small><br>Iranian Prosecutor-General <small>(2014 - 2016)</small><br>Chief Justice of Iran <small>(2019 - 2021)</small><br>President of Iran <small>(2021 - )</small>
|skills = Political and legal acumen<br>Knowledge of Islam
|goals = Killing protesters prisoners<br>Gain supreme power within the Iranian legal system<br>Become President of Iran <small>(all succeeded)</small>
|crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Censorship]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>Weapons dealing to killing ukrainians civilians<br>Violence against disarmed
|type of villain = Power Hungry Corrupt Official}}
'''Ebrahim Raisolsadati''', better known as '''Ebrahim Raisi''', (born 14 December 1960) is an Iranian jurist and the eighth and current President of Iran, serving since 2021 and succeeding [[Hassan Rouhani]]. He had previously run against Rouhani in 2017 but lost the election. He ran again in the 2021 election after Rouhani stepped down and won, in an election commonly perceived to have been rigged in his favour due to his being a hardline ally of Supreme Leader [[Ali Khamenei]].<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/iran-election-protest-toronto-1.6071076 Protesters in Toronto rally against an Iranian election they call a 'sham'], ''CBC News''</ref><ref>[https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/iran/2021-06-16/irans-rigged-election Iran's Rigged Election], ''Foreign Affairs''</ref><ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/iran-president-raisi-biden/619252/ Iran Stops Pretending], ''The Atlantic''</ref>

==Biography==
Raisi was born in Mashhad in 1960. In 1981 he became a prosecutor, and entered the inner circle of Supreme Leader [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] in 1988, receiving special powers to deal with legal issues in several provinces.

Raisi was named by Iranian dissident Hussein-Ali Montazeri as one of the four judges who oversaw the mass execution without trial of thousands of political prisoners in 1988.<ref name=Amnesty>[https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1394212018ENGLISH.PDF Blood-soaked secrets of Iran's 1998 Prison Massacres are ongoing crimes against humanity], Amnesty International</ref> Raisi and the then-prosecutor of Tehran were named in Khomeini's order to kill the prisoners, most of whom were members of the [[People's Mujahedin of Iran]] and other leftist factions.<ref>[https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2017/05/an-interview-with-scholar-and-historian-ervand-abrahamian-on-the-islamic-republics-greatest-crime/ An Interview with Scholar and Historian Ervand Abrahamian on the Islamic Republic's "Greatest Crime"], ''Center for Human Rights in Iran''</ref> Raisi and his fellow judges enforced the disappearances of dissidents in detention centres all across Iran, many of whom were subjected to [[torture]] or other inhumane treatment.<ref name=Amnesty/> Once they had been "disappeared", the prisoners were hanged from cranes in groups of six at half-hour intervals. Estimates of how many were killed range from 2,800 - 30,000.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/1321090/Khomeini-fatwa-led-to-killing-of-30000-in-Iran.html Khomeini fatwa 'led to killing of 30,000 in Iran'], ''The Daily Telegraph''</ref>

After Ali Khamenei succeeded Khomeini in 1989, Raisi became a vocal supporter of him. He was rewarded in 1994 with promotion to head of the General Inspection Office. He held this position until 2004, when he was promoted to Vice Chief Justice of Iran. Since then, he has been promoted to Chief Justice, a position he eventually resigned in 2016 to direct the Astan Quds Razavi Foundation. In this capacity he was responsible for the mass distribution of the infamous [[Anti-Semitism|anti-semitic]] forgery ''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' and a documentary entitled ''The Devil's Plan'' about how the Jews have "codified from past centuries the most complete plan for demonic world domination" and should be destroyed.<ref>[https://haam.org/the-danger-of-irans-continuous-pattern-of-anti-semitic-government-leaders/ The Danger of Iran’s Continuous Pattern of Anti-Semitic Government Leaders], ''Ha<nowiki>'</nowiki>Am''</ref>

In February 2017, Raisi announced that he would run for President against incumbent Hassan Rouhani. He ran on a hardline position of sex segregation,<ref>[http://www.isna.ir/news/93051507217/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D9%81%DA%A9%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AFAF%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D9% بانوان اولین مدافع تفکیک جنسیتی هستند]</ref> [[censorship]] of Western media and Islamization of media;<ref>[http://aftabnews.ir/fa/news/444653/%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87%E2%80%8F%E2%80%8E%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF|title= دانشگاهها باید اسلامی شوند]</ref> however, despite his support of sex segregation he is relatively progressive by Iranian standards, believing that men and women play different but equally important roles in society and that no-one has the right to suppress the freedom of women.<ref>[https://www.irna.ir/news/84366692/ Raisi: It is incomplete to talk about culture and economy without the role of women], ''IRNA News''</ref> Although he garnered a lot of popular support in the election, he came second with only 38.8% of the vote. Raisi did not take his loss well, accusing Rouhani of multiple electoral violations and demanding the Guardian Council investigate his victory.<ref>[http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-conservatives-raisi-protest-vote-results-3-million-vote.html Iran's conservatives question election results], ''Al-Monitor''</ref>

In 2021, Rouhani stepped down due to Iran-s two-term limit. Raisi announced that he would run for president again, winning with 62% of the vote. He took power on 3 August. The election was rife with accusations of rigging by Supreme Leader Khamenei due to 3.7 million votes not being counted<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/israel-says-raisi-most-extreme-president-yet-671493 'Butcher of Tehran' Raisi wins Iran election amid low turnout], ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref> and journalists critical of Raisi allegedly being threatened by police.<ref>[https://rsf.org/en/news/iran-stepping-pressure-journalists-including-foreign-journalists-run-election Iran is stepping up pressure on journalists, including foreign journalists, in run-up to election], Reporters Without Borders</ref> The United States of America decried Raisi's victory as a sham.<ref>[https://iranintl.com/en/iran-in-brief/us-says-iranians-were-denied-free-and-fair-election US Says Iranians Were Denied 'A Free And Fair' Election], ''Iran International''</ref>

Upon taking power, Raisi was criticized for appointing [[Ahmad Vahidi]] and [[Mohsen Rezaee]], who are wanted by Interpol for involvement in the [[1994 AMIA bombing]], to his cabinet.<ref>[https://en.mercopress.com/2021/08/12/iran-s-pick-for-interior-minister-job-prompts-condemnation-from-argentina-and-israel Iran's pick for Interior Minister job prompts condemnation from Argentina and Israel], ''MercoPress English''</ref><ref>[https://en.mercopress.com/2021/08/26/another-suspect-in-buenos-aires-bombing-case-appointed-into-iran-s-government Another suspect in Buenos Aires bombing case appointed into Iran's government], ''MercoPress English''</ref> Raisi did not attend the 2021 Cop26 climate change summit in Glasgow after being threatened with arrest for his involvement in the 1988 executions if he entered the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://atalayar.com/en/blog/why-ebrahim-raisi-decided-not-attend-climate-change-summit-scotland Why Ebrahim Raisi decided not to attend the climate change summit in Scotland]</ref> In 2022 he pledged Iran's support for Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] in his [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|illegal invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>[https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/09/iran-support-russia-war-ukraine/ In Backing Russia on Ukraine, Iran Is on the Wrong Side of History], ''Foreign Policy''</ref> He also promised an investigation into the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who was beaten to death by police for wearing her headscarf incorrectly, before using the police to violently repress protests over Amini's death.<ref>[https://observers.france24.com/en/middle-east/20220922-iran-protests-fight-back-police-repression-mahsa-amini-death Iranians fight back as police violently repress protests over death of Mahsa Amini], ''France 24''</ref>

Raisi has been tipped by many journalists as Khamenei's successor as Supreme Leader.<ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/ebrahim-raisi-cleric-iranian-hopes-change-190101105530417.html Ebrahim Raisi: The cleric who could end Iranian hopes for change], ''Al Jazeera''</ref>

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