1989 Iranian presidential election Registered 30,139,598[ 1] Turnout 54.59%[ 1]
Presidential elections were held in Iran on 28 July 1989, after the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the selection of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , the previous President of Iran , as the new Supreme Leader of Iran . Out of the seventy-nine candidates registered to run, only two were approved by the Council of Guardians , which resulted in a very predictable win by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani , the previous Speaker of Majlis .
The Iranian constitution was amended by referendum on the same day.
Disqualified candidates [ edit ] The Guardian Council disqualified some candidates who enrolled to run for president, including:
1989 Iranian presidential election
Party
Candidate
Nohen et al [ 3]
ISSDP [ 1]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Combatant Clergy Association
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
15,537,394
94.51
15,550,528
94.52
Independent
Abbas Sheibani
632,583
3.85
635,165
3.86
Blank or invalid votes
269,270
1.64
266,984
1.62
Totals
16,439,247
100
16,452,677
100
^ a b c "1989 Presidential Election" , The Iran Social Science Data Portal , Princeton University, retrieved 10 August 2015
^ Rajaee, Farhang (2010), Islamism and Modernism: The Changing Discourse in Iran , University of Texas Press, pp. 156–157, ISBN 9780292774360
^ Nohlen, Dieter ; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (2001). "Iran". Elections in Asia: A Data Handbook . Vol. I. Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-19-924958-X .