Who says you can’t be the president of Iran?

12 May 2013 | 17:52 Code : 1916074 Home Photo Essay

Iran’s presidential election enters new stage.

Who says you can’t be the president of Iran?

Several prominent politicians, including former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Supreme Leader's top aide Ali Akbar Velayati, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and President Ahmadinejad's Aide Esfandyar Rahim Mashayee, registered their candidacy for the June 14 presidential elections as registration closed on Saturday.

Mohammed Bagher Kharrazi, secretary general of Hezbollah of Iran..

Mohammad Saeedikia, minister of housing and urban development from 2005 to 2009

Mostafa Kavakebian, former representative of Semnan and Mehdishahr at Parliament of Iran..

Mohammad Gharazi, Iran's former minister of post.

Sadegh Vaez-Zadeh, university professor and member f the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran.

Hassan Sobhani, professor of economics at Tehran University and former parliamentarian.

Ramin Mehmanparast, senior deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs .

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's brother, Davoud Ahmadinejad.

Alireza Aliahmadi, former Iran's Minister of Education.

Masood Pezeshkian, Minister of Health and Medical Education of Iran between 2001 and 2005.

Mohammad Shariatmadari, Minister of Commerce from 1997 to 2005 in the cabinet of President Mohammad Khatami.

Kamran Bagheri Lankarani M.D., was Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education.

Ali Akbar Javanfekr is a senior Iranian politician and the presidential advisor for press affairs.

Mohammad-Reza Aref, first vice president of Iran under former President Mohammad Khatami.

Hasan Raohani, former Secretary of Supreme National Security Council of Iran.

Ali Fallahian, Iran's Minister of Intelligence from 1989 to1997.

Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei is a close ally of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard, Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Iran.

Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran's member of Parliament, Alireza Zakani.

Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, the leader of the Hambastegi (Unity or Solidarity) political party.

Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili.

Tehran's mayor, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

Ali Akbar Velayati,the foreign minister of Iran from 1981 to 1997.

Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel, former chairman of the Iranian parliament.

Former Iran's FM, Manouchehr Mottaki.

Iran's former president and chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani .