A supporter of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi holds his portrait during a celebratory rally for his presidential election victory in Tehran in 2021. Wana

Mr Raisi at the inauguration ceremony of the dam of Qiz Qalasi. AP

Kenyan President William Ruto, right, shakes hand with Mr Raisi at the Statehouse in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 12, 2023. EPA

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, and Mr Raisi at a meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation in Riyadh. AFP

Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, right, being welcomed by Mr Raisi during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on May 28, 2023. EPA

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mr Raisi. AFP

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, right, and Mr Raisi on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 22, 2022. AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets Mr Raisi during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace on December 7, 2023. Getty Images

Mr Raisi, left, with Egypt's President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi. AFP

Mr Raisi, right, greeted by Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. AFP

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Mr Raisi before their meeting at the Presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, on January 24. AP

The affinity between incoming Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei goes back decades. Wana via Reuters

Mr Raisi shakes hands with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during a welcoming ceremony in Tehran, on May 12, 2022. Reuters

Mr Raisi gestures after he votes during presidential elections at a polling station in Tehran.

Mr Raisi, right, greets his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad in Tehran, on May 8, 2022. EPA

Mr Raisi, Iran's president-elect, speaks after his victory in the election on June 21. Bloomberg

Mr Raisi speaks to the crowd during an election camping rally in Tehran on April 29, 2017. EPA