Iranian citizens attend a mourning event organized at Musalla Mosque in Tabriz, Iran, on Monday, after the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and senior officials in a helicopter crash. Photo: VCG

Men hang a huge portrait of Raisi outside the Iranian embassy in Baghdad during a condolence service on Monday. Photo: VCG

Supporters of Raisi celebrate after he won the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, on June 19, 2021. Photo: Ali Mohammadi/ VCG

Raisi takes the oath of office in Parliament on Aug. 5, 2021, in Tehran. He promised that the new government would improve people's livelihood by solving economic problems. Photo: VCG

Raisi speaks at a press conference in Tehran on June 21, 2021. He said he would neither meet with U.S. President Joe Biden, nor negotiate on Iran's ballistic missile program and other issues. Photo: VCG

Raisi (right) and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani walk to a joint news conference in Tehran on Nov. 29, 2022. Photo: VCG

Raisi (right) meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniya (left) in Tehran on March 27.

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands of Raisi (right) after their talks in Moscow on Dec. 7, 2023. Photo: VCG

Raisi holds a picture of slain senior Iranian General Qassem Soleimani as he delivers a speech during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 21, 2022. Photo: VCG

In 1994, Raisi was appointed head of Iran's Inspectorate General, a position he held until 2004. Photo: Raisi's personal website

Raisi (center) is pictured with Ahmad Marvi (left), who became one of the close associates of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the 1980s. Photo: khabarfoori.com