Sources: Tehran Times
Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf tested positive for COVID-19. 2020-10-28
A huge turnout estimated at more than 40 million out of 56 million registered voters, led to the vote being extended by several hours to deal with long queues. 2017-05-19
Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani has a lead, citing an early official tally, and is on course to defeat his rival Ebrahim Raisi. 2017-05-19
The first six-man televised debate is held, which focused mostly on social issues. 2017-04-28
Guardian Council announces names of six final candidates. Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani, chairman of Astan Quds Razavi Ebrahim Raisi and Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is among the list. More than 1,600 nominees were disqualified, including all 137 female candidates and former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 2017-04-20
Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri submit their candidacies as registration closes. The final list of approved candidates will be announced on April 27. 2017-04-15
President Hassan Rouhani seeks for a second term while one of his main rivals Ebrahim Raisi also registers with just one day remaining for the submission. 2017-04-14
Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declines to run for a third term in the upcoming election. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has previously advised Ahmadinejad to not seek the presidency next year. 2016-09-27
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is reelected for a third term as Mayor of Tehran. 2013-09-8
Final list of candidates are announced by Guardian Council. This included Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Hassan Rouhani, Saeed Jalili, Mohsen Rezaee and four others. 2013-05-21