Mohammad-Ali Rajai

Presidential elections were held in Iran on 2 October 1981 following the assassination of president Mohammad-Ali Rajai.

Ali Khamenei was elected with 95% of the vote.

Ali Akbar Parvaresh, Hassan Ghafourifard and Reza Zavare'i all publicly endorsed Khamenei for president, stating on television that they would vote for him.

[2] This Iranian elections–related article is a stub.