Factbox-Who is Mohammad Mokhber, Iran's interim president?

Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber welcomes Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq upon his arrival at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran May 28, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - Here are some key facts about Mohammad Mokhber, 68, Iran's first vice president who became interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

* As interim president, Mokhber is part of a three-person council, along with the speaker of parliament and the head of the judiciary, that will organise a new presidential election within 50 days of the president's death.