Masoud Pezeshkian

Masoud Pezeshkian
مسعود پزشکیان
Pezeshkian in 2024
9th President of Iran
Assumed office
28 July 2024
Supreme LeaderAli Khamenei
Vice PresidentMohammad Reza Aref
Preceded byEbrahim Raisi
Mohammad Mokhber (acting)
Member of the Consultative Assembly
In office
27 May 2008 – 28 July 2024
ConstituencyTabriz, Osku and Azarshahr, (East Azerbaijan)
Majority261,605 (36.27%)
Minister of Health and Medical Education
In office
22 August 2001 – 24 August 2005
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byMohammad Farhadi
Succeeded byKamran Bagheri Lankarani
Personal details
Born (1954-09-29) 29 September 1954 (age 70)
Mahabad, Imperial State of Iran
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Reformists
SpouseFatemeh Majidi (died 1994)
Children4[1]
Alma materTabriz University of Medical Sciences (MBBS)
Iran University of Medical Sciences
ProfessionHeart surgeon
Signature
Websitedrpezeshkian.ir
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Branch/service IRGC
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Masoud Pezeshkian (Persian: مسعود پزشکیان, pronounced [mæsʔˈuːd-e pezeʃkiːˈjɒːn]; born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and cardiac surgeon who became the ninth president of Iran on 28 July 2024.[2]

Pezeshkian served as governor of Piranshahr and Naghadeh counties and was elected to the Iranian parliament five times, representing Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr electoral district.[3][4][5] He was Minister of Health and Medical Education between 2001 and 2005 in the Government of Mohammad Khatami.[6]

He ran in the 2013 presidential election, but withdrew. He lost the 2021 Iranian presidential election.[7] He won the 2024 presidential election on 5 July in a runoff with 54.76% of the popular vote.[8] He became the President of Iran on 28 July 2024.[9] He is the oldest person to serve in this position, at the age of 69.[10]

  1. ^ Ahangar, Ali. "مسعود پزشكيان؛ كسي كه مثل هيچ كس نيست". Etemaad Daily (in Persian). Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ Hafezi, Parisa (28 July 2024). "Khamenei officially endorses relative moderate as Iran's president". Reuters. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Iran's gets a 'reformist' President, but here's a catch: He is also a 'loyalist'". Firstpost. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  4. ^ Standeford, Donald. "Iran Elects New President After Death Of Former President Raisi". www.ssj.news. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Masoud Pezeshkian at Muharram Mourning Ceremony with Revolution Leader". 13 July 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ^ "در مورد مسعود پزشکیان در ویکی‌تابناک بیشتر بخوانید" [Who is Masoud Pezeshkian?]. www.tabnak.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ "افراد ردصلاحیت‌شده فقط توانستند یک نامه بنویسند". Iranian Labour News Agency. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential vote". CNN. 6 July 2024. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Iran's Khamenei formally grants Masoud Pezeshkian presidential powers". Agence France-Presse. The Hindu. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  10. ^ Molaei, Niloofar (6 July 2024). "پزشکیان در کنار آیت الله خامنه ای رکورد زد /کدام شهرها رئیس جمهورساز بوده اند؟ +جدول" (in Persian). KhabarOnline. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

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