Next to the Supreme Leader, the President shall be the highest official State authority who is responsible for the implementation of the Constitution and, as the Chief Executive, for the exercise of the executive powers, with the exception of those matters that directly relate to the Leader. The President shall be elected by the direct vote of the people for a four-year term of office. His consecutive re-election shall be allowed only for one term. The President shall be elected from among distinguished religious and political personalities having the following qualifications: He shall be of Iranian origins, have Iranian citizenship, be efficient and prudent, have a record of good reputation, honesty and piety, and be true and faithful to the essentials of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the official Faith of the country.
Official Oath
Article 121
The President shall take the oath of office at the Majlis(26) in a session attended by the Head of the Judiciary and members of the Guardian Council, and sign the following oath:
In the name of God (Allah) the Merciful, the Compassionate ” I, as the President, upon the Holy Koran and in the presence of the Iranian Nation, do hereby swear in the name of Almighty God to safeguard the official Faith, the System of the Islamic Republic and the Constitution of the country; to use all my talents and abilities in the discharge of esponsibilities undertaken by me; to devote myself to the service of the people, glory of the country, promotion of religion and morality, support of right and propagation of justice; to refrain from being autocratic; to protect the freedom and dignity of individuals and the rights of the Nation recognized by the Constitution; to spare no efforts in safeguarding the frontiers and the political, economic and cultural freedoms of the country; to guard the power entrusted to me by the Nation as a sacred trust like an honest and faithful trustee, by seeking help from God and following the example of the Prophet of Islam and the sacred Imams (Peace be upon them), and to entrust it to the one elected by the Nation after me”.
The President shall be responsible vis-a-vis the Nation, the Leader and the Majlis (1), within the limits of his authorities and responsibilities undertaken by him by virtue of the Constitution and\or ordinary laws. The President or his legal representative shall sign treaties, conventions, agreements and contracts concluded by the Government of Iran with other governments and likewise agreements concerning international unions, after the same have been ratified by the Majlis.