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.
Standing...
Stories...
Jun 7, 2026
Far Right
Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf has used his platform to press the executive branch on red lines in nuclear talks and to champion the resistance economy model against sanction-driven hardship.
Principlists view Ghalibaf as the most credible institutional voice pushing back against executive branch accommodation, and he is seen as anchoring conservative oversight during a period of reformist-aligned foreign policy adventurism.