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Masoud Pezeshkian
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Masoud Pezeshkian (Persian: مسعود پزشکیان, pronounced [mæsʔˈuːd pezeʃkiːˈjɒːn]; born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian cardiac surgeon and politician who is the 9th and current president of Iran since 2024.[2] He previously represented Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr electoral district in the Parliament of Iran, and also 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 | |
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9th President of Iran | |
Assumed office 28 July 2024 | |
Vice President | Mohammad Reza Aref |
Supreme Leader | Ali Khamenei |
Preceded by | Mohammad Mokhber (acting) |
Member of the Consultative Assembly | |
Assumed office 27 May 2008 | |
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 | widowed (1993) |
Children | 4[1] |
Alma mater | Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (MBBS) Iran University of Medical Sciences |
Profession | Heart surgeon |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | drpezeshkian |
Military service | |
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Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Pezeshkian was elected governor of Piranshahr and Naghadeh counties in West Azerbaijan province during the 1980s.[citation needed] 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 on 5 July, he won the 2024 presidential election 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 oldest person to take the office of President of Iran, at the age of 69 years.[7]