Who is Ebrahim Raisi, the front-runner in Iran's presidential race?
Here’s what you need to know about Ebrahim Raisi, the conservative cleric seen as the heavy favorite to replace outgoing President Hassan Rouhani.
Ebrahim Raisi, the hard-line Iranian judiciary chief known for his role in the mass execution of thousands of prisoners in the late 1980s, is heavily favored to win Iran’s presidential election next week. If elected, Raisi has pledged to tackle "poverty and corruption, humiliation and discrimination.”
Raisi held a mass rally Thursday with thousands in attendance at a soccer stadium in the southeastern city of Ahvaz, despite concerns over the coronavirus.
