Updated: June 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Iran's presidential candidates
epa03739509 Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Gharazi speaks to media during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, 11 June 2013. Gharazi Harshly criticized the candidates who withdrew from the presidential race. Conservative candidate Gholam-Ali Hadad-Adel withdrew on 10 June 2013, and reformist candidate Mohammad Reza Aref withdrew on 11 June 2013, from the presidential race in Iran. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH *** Local Caption *** 03739509.jpg
Mohsen Rezaei, 58 Former commander in Revolutionary Guard | Controls two news websites | Member of Ayatollah Khamenei’s advisory board. Mehdi Dehghan / AFP Photo
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, 51 The mayor of Tehran since 2005 | Former national police chief | Finished fourth in 2005 presidential elections. Behrouz Mehri / AFP Photo
epa03739297 Iranian presidential candidate Mohammad Reza Aref waves to his supporters during an election campaign rally in Tehran, Iran, 10 June 2013.Aref is a senior member of the country's reformist wing and held the vice-presidency post during the era of President Mohammad Khatami. Iran will hold presidential elections on 14 June 2013. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH *** Local Caption *** 03739297.jpg
Hassan Rowhani, 65 Only cleric running for president | He wrote his doctoral dissertation on the foreign policy of the Prophet Mohammad | Former chief nuclear negotiator. Vahid Salemi / AP Photo
Saeed Jalili, 47, Iran’s chief negotiator in nuclear talks | Served in Revolutionary Guard in 1980s war against Iraq | Former deputy foreign minister for European and American Affairs. Nelson Ching / Bloomberg
Ali Akbar Velayati, 67, Country’s longest-serving foreign minister | US-trained paediatrician | Presided over the peace agreement that ended Iran-Iraq War. Atta Kenare / AFP Photo