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Masoud Pezeshkian
President of Iran since 2024 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Masoud Pezeshkian (Persian: مسعود پزشکیان, pronounced [mæsʔˈuːd pezeʃkiːˈjɒːn]; born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and cardiac surgeon, who has been the current president of Iran since 28 July 2024.[2] He previously represented Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr electoral district in the Parliament of Iran, from 2008 to 2024 and served as its First Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2020. He was Minister of Health and Medical Education between 2001 and 2005 in the Government of Mohammad Khatami.[3]
Masoud Pezeshkian | |
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مسعود پزشکیان | |
![]() Pezeshkian in 2024 | |
9th President of Iran | |
Assumed office 28 July 2024 | |
Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
Vice President | Mohammad Reza Aref |
Preceded by | Ebrahim Raisi Mohammad Mokhber (acting) |
Member of the Consultative Assembly | |
In office 27 May 2008 – 28 July 2024 | |
Constituency | Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr, (East Azerbaijan) |
Majority | 261,605 (36.27%) |
Minister of Health and Medical Education | |
In office 22 August 2001 – 24 August 2005 | |
President | Mohammad Khatami |
Preceded by | Mohammad Farhadi |
Succeeded by | Kamran Bagheri Lankarani |
Personal details | |
Born | (1954-09-29) 29 September 1954 (age 69) Mahabad, Imperial State of Iran |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Reformists |
Spouse | Fatemeh Majidi (died 1994) |
Children | 4[1] |
Alma mater | Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (MBBS) Iran University of Medical Sciences |
Profession | Heart surgeon |
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Website | drpezeshkian |
Military service | |
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Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
He ran in the 2013 presidential election, but withdrew. He ran again in the 2021 election, but was unsuccessful.[4]
For the 2024 election, Pezeshkian's candidacy was approved and he won the 2024 presidential election on 5 July in a runoff with 54.76% of the popular vote.[5] He was formally appointed as the President of Iran on 28 July 2024.[6] He is the 9th and the oldest person to take the office of President of Iran, at the age of 69 years.[7]