Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, confirmed by officials and state media on Monday. The charred wreckage of the helicopter, carrying Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, was discovered early Monday after an overnight search in blizzard conditions.
A senior Iranian official informed Reuters anonymously that all passengers on board, including President Raisi and the foreign minister, perished in the crash. Raisi's death was later validated in a statement on social media by Vice President Mohsen Mansouri and on state television. Here is a look at world leaders who have lost their lives in aircraft accidents: Abdul Salam Arif, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Ramon Magsaysay, José Félix Estigarribia, René Barrientos, and Barthélemy Boganda.