Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president, dies in helicopter crash aged 63

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died after a helicopter carrying him and other officials crashed in a mountainous and forested area of the country in poor weather.

The 63-year-old, a figure representing conservative and hardline factions in Iranian politics, was president for nearly three years and appeared on track to run for re-election next year.

Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar looks back at his life.

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