Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Iran
Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran
Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
government
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is an Iranian politician, pilot, and former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) brigadier general, who has served as Speaker of the Parliament of Iran since 2020. As of April 2026, he has been described as handling the strategic matters of Iran.
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Jul 1, 2026
Lean Right
Parliament speaker Ghalibaf praised the national football team for their unity and resolve in the 2026 World Cup.
Conservatives see Ghalibaf's gesture as appropriately honoring national pride while emphasizing discipline and collective effort over individual glory.
Jun 22, 2026
Far Left
Speaker of Parliament led the Iranian delegation in Switzerland for MOU negotiations and has now departed.
Reformists view Ghalibaf with skepticism as a Principalist insider, but his role in advancing talks is seen as a necessary evil for national interest.
Jun 18, 2026
Far Right
Parliament speaker pushes for a stricter hijab law and budget revisions to curb inflation.
Principlists support his legislative agenda to enforce moral codes and tighten fiscal policy, seeing him as a reliable ally against reformist laxity.
Jun 17, 2026
Far Right
Parliament Speaker criticized the government for slow implementation of the 7th Development Plan.
Though within the Principlist camp, his push for faster action is seen as a sign of healthy intra-faction accountability.
Jun 15, 2026
Far Right
Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf spearheaded the new hijab enforcement law, moving it closer to ratification.
Applauded for advancing legislation that protects Islamic morality and counters Western cultural influence.
Jun 15, 2026
Lean Right
Iran's Parliament speaker declares the country took a great step toward final victory after the MoU with the US and praised resistance and armed forces.
Conservatives view Ghalibaf as a steadfast leader who articulates the regime's narrative of triumph and defiance against external pressures.
Jun 15, 2026
Far Right
The Parliament Speaker has been driving key legislative initiatives aimed at supporting national production and upholding Islamic values.
Principlists support Ghalibaf's leadership in the Majlis, seeing him as instrumental in enacting laws that strengthen revolutionary principles and boost national self-reliance.
Jun 9, 2026
Far Right
Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf has used the Majlis platform to assert legislative oversight over nuclear negotiations and push back against executive branch unilateralism in foreign policy.
Principlists largely support Ghalibaf's assertive parliamentary posture as a necessary check on the Pezeshkian government's diplomatic latitude, framing it as constitutional accountability in action.
Jun 8, 2026
Far Right
Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf is managing legislative tensions between the Principlist-dominated Majles and the Pezeshkian executive over budget priorities, subsidy reforms, and foreign policy oversight.
Principlists see Ghalibaf as a necessary institutional check on executive overreach, though some in the camp remain wary of his pragmatic dealmaking instincts blurring the ideological line when political convenience demands it.
Jun 8, 2026
Lean Left
A Principalist newspaper is criticizing hardline attacks against Ghalibaf, signaling an intra-conservative factional war even as the country is in active conflict with Israel.
Moderates see the attacks on Ghalibaf as reckless factionalism that undermines the national unity message the Supreme Leader is pushing during wartime, validating moderate warnings about Principalist internal chaos.