Six candidates, five conservatives and one reformist, are vying to succeed the late Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month, in Iran's presidential election on Friday.
Ghalibaf, 62, is a prominent conservative who has served as speaker of parliament since 2020.
Born on September 23, 1961 near the northeastern city of Mashhad, he held various government positions, including mayor of Tehran.
Ghalibaf ran for president three times, in 2005, 2013 and 2017, but withdrew from the race in the last election to support Raisi's candidacy.
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Before entering politics, he served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the ideological defender of the Islamic Republic.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed him head of the Guard's air force in 1997, and he became head of the police in 2000.
Ghazizadeh Hashemi, 53, is an ultra-conservative doctor and a staunch supporter of Raisi's government.
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He was born on April 14, 1971. He is the vice president and president of the Martyrs Foundation.
He had previously served in parliament as Mashhad's representative for four consecutive terms.
In the 2021 presidential election, he received 3.5 percent of the vote.
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The 58-year-old Jalili is an ultra-conservative former nuclear negotiator known for his uncompromising anti-Western stance.
Born on September 6, 1965 in Mashhad, he was selected by Ayatollah Khamenei as one of the representatives to Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
A veteran of the Iran-Iraq War, Jalili lost a leg while serving in the military.
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He led negotiations on Iran's nuclear program from 2007 to 2013 and was a strong opponent of the 2015 nuclear deal with the United States and Western countries that was aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.
Jalili ran for president in 2013 and supported Raisi in 2017 but withdrew his candidacy.
At 69, Pezeshkian is the oldest candidate and the only reformer in the race.
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Born on September 29, 1954, he is an outspoken cardiac surgeon who has served as a member of parliament for the northwestern city of Tabriz since 2008.
He served as health minister under the reformist government of former President Mohammed Khatami.
He was eliminated along with other reformist and moderate candidates in the 2021 presidential election that brought Raisi to power.
He recently criticized Raisi's government for lacking transparency amid nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody in September 2022.
Pourmohammadi, 64, is Iran's only cleric in the presidential race.
The conservative and veteran politician was born on December 23, 1959 in the religious city of Qom.
He held several positions throughout his career, including in Iran's Ministry of Intelligence.
Pourmohammadi served as interior minister under hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and as justice minister under moderate President Hassan Rouhani.
Zakhani, 58, is an ultra-conservative who has served as mayor of Tehran since August 2021.
He was born in the capital on April 2, 1965, and is a veteran of the Iran-Iraq War.
Zakhani had been running in the 2021 presidential election but withdrew to support Raisi. He had been disqualified from running in the 2013 and 2017 elections.
He served as a member of parliament for four terms, representing Tehran three times and Qom once.
He was a strong critic of the 2015 nuclear deal.
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