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1501–

42 recorded officeholder spells across 3 offices, led today by Mojtaba Khamenei (Sup. Leader, since 2026-03-08), with Masoud Pezeshkian (Pres.).

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Shah

NameFromTo
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi19411979
Reza Shah Pahlavi19251941
Ahmad Shah Qajar19091925
Mohammad Ali Shah19071909
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah18961907
Naser al-Din Shah18481896
Mohammad Shah18341848
Fath-Ali Shah17971834
Agha Mohammad Khan17891797
Lotf Ali Khan Zand17891789
Jafar Khan Zand17851789
Ali Morad Khan Zand17811785
Mohammad Ali Khan Zand17791779
Abol-Fath Khan Zand17791779
Sadeq Khan Zand17791781
Karim Khan Zand17511779
Shahrokh Shah17481789
Adel Shah17471748
Nader Shah17361747
Abbas III17321736
Tahmasp II17221732
Sultan Husayn16941722
Suleiman I16661694
Abbas II16421666
Safi I16291642
Abbas I the Great15871629
Mohammad Khodabanda15781587
Ismail II15761578
Tahmasp I15241576
Ismail I15011524

Supreme Leader

NameFromTo
Mojtaba Khamenei2026present
Ali Khamenei19892026
Ruhollah Khomeini19791989

President

NameFromTo
Masoud Pezeshkian2024present
Ebrahim Raisi20212024
Hassan Rouhani20132021
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad20052013
Mohammad Khatami19972005
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani19891997
Ali Khamenei19811989
Mohammad-Ali Rajai19811981
Abolhassan Banisadr19801981