Rouhani is due to take the oath of office in front of the parliament on Saturday afternoon in a ceremony to be attended by top-ranking Iranian officials as well as senior officials from 92 countries.
Eight presidents, 19 parliament speakers, nine vice presidents and prime ministers, seven parliament vice-speakers, 11 foreign ministers and 35 special envoys from different countries will reportedly attend the ceremony.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei endorsed Rouhani's presidential decree in a ceremony on Thursday.
Rouhani was reelected as president for a second consecutive term in national elections on May 19, securing nearly 57% of the total votes cast.
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Tehran, Aug 5, IRNA - Sri Lanka Parliament speaker Karu Jayasuriya and Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece Ioannis Amanatidis arrived in Tehran on Saturday to attend President Hassan Rouhani's swearing-in ceremony supposed to be held in Tehran in the afternoon.
