POLITICIAN
Mohammad Reza Aref
1951 - Today

Mohammad Reza Aref
Mohammad Reza Aref (Persian: محمدرضا عارف, born 19 December 1951) is an Iranian engineer, academic and reformist politician who is the eighth and current first vice president of Iran since 2024, under President Masoud Pezeshkian; he previously served as the second vice-president from 2001 to 2005 under Mohammad Khatami. He is also currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council since 2002. He was the parliamentary leader of reformists' Hope fraction in the Iranian Parliament, representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr. Aref has also been heading the Reformists' Supreme Council for Policymaking since its establishment in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammad Reza Aref is the 11,922nd most popular politician (up from 16,492nd in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from Iran (up from 427th in 2019) and the 148th most popular Iranian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Mohammad Reza Aref ranks 11,922 out of 19,576. Before him are Ellen Gleditsch, Petro Symonenko, Joseph Vendryes, Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus, Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and John J. McCloy. After him are Ali Akbar Salehi, Ernest Courtot de Cissey, Wan Li, Litokwa Tomeing, Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, and Mordechai Gur.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEllen Gleditsch
1879 - 1968
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 11,922
Petro Symonenko
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 11,923
Joseph Vendryes
1875 - 1960
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 11,924
Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 11,925
Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1675 - 1713
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 11,926
John J. McCloy
1895 - 1989
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 11,927
Mohammad Reza Aref
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 11,928
Ali Akbar Salehi
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 11,929
Ernest Courtot de Cissey
1810 - 1882
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 11,930
Wan Li
1916 - 2015
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 11,931
Litokwa Tomeing
1939 - 2020
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 11,932
Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
1573 - 1627
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 11,933
Mordechai Gur
1930 - 1995
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 11,934
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Mohammad Reza Aref ranks 232. Before him are Corey Yuen, Kent Nagano, David Kabua, Matti Pellonpää, Klaus Toppmöller, and Carl Lumbly. After him are Arnold Mühren, Radia Perlman, David Kipiani, Musa Manarov, Natsuo Kirino, and Rino Fisichella.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsCorey Yuen
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 226
Kent Nagano
CONDUCTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 227
David Kabua
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 228
Matti Pellonpää
ACTOR
1951 - 1995
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 229
Klaus Toppmöller
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 230
Carl Lumbly
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 231
Mohammad Reza Aref
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 232
Arnold Mühren
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 233
Radia Perlman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 234
David Kipiani
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2001
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 235
Musa Manarov
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 236
Natsuo Kirino
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 237
Rino Fisichella
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 238
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Mohammad Reza Aref ranks 297 out of 631. Before him are Athir al-Din al-Abhari (1200), Majid Majidi (1959), Malek Jahan Khanom (1805), Sohrab Sepehri (1928), Ali Akbar Velayati (1945), and Lady Adela (1847). After him are Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar (935), Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957), Mohammad Javad Zarif (1960), Behrouz Vossoughi (1938), Sadegh Khalkhali (1926), and Samad Behrangi (1939).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsAthir al-Din al-Abhari
MATHEMATICIAN
1200 - 1264
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 291
Majid Majidi
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 292
Malek Jahan Khanom
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1873
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 293
Sohrab Sepehri
WRITER
1928 - 1980
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 294
Ali Akbar Velayati
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 295
Lady Adela
POLITICIAN
1847 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 296
Mohammad Reza Aref
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 297
Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
935 - 1025
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 298
Mohammad Ali Jafari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 299
Mohammad Javad Zarif
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 300
Behrouz Vossoughi
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 301
Sadegh Khalkhali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2003
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 302
Samad Behrangi
WRITER
1939 - 1967
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 303
Among POLITICIANS In Iran
Among politicians born in Iran, Mohammad Reza Aref ranks 148. Before him are Imad al-Dawla (892), Ahmad Qavam (1876), Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (1931), Malek Jahan Khanom (1805), Ali Akbar Velayati (1945), and Lady Adela (1847). After him are Mohammad Javad Zarif (1960), Jamshid Amouzegar (1923), Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel (1945), Mohsen Rezaee (1954), Sadeq Khan Zand (1800), and Mirza Kuchik Khan (1880).
Imad al-Dawla
892 - 949
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 142
Ahmad Qavam
1876 - 1955
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 143
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 144
Malek Jahan Khanom
1805 - 1873
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 145
Ali Akbar Velayati
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 146
Lady Adela
1847 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 147
Mohammad Reza Aref
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 148
Mohammad Javad Zarif
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 149
Jamshid Amouzegar
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 150
Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 151
Mohsen Rezaee
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 152
Sadeq Khan Zand
1800 - 1782
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 153
Mirza Kuchik Khan
1880 - 1921
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 154