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'''Masoud Pezeshkian''' is an [[Iranian]] politician and cardiac surgeon who has been the [[President of Iran]] since 28 July 2024.<ref>''[https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/khamenei-officially-endorses-relative-moderate-irans-president-2024-07-28/ "Khamenei officially endorses relative moderate as Iran's president"]''</ref> Pezeshkian won a runoff race against ultraconservative [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeed_Jalili Saeed Jalili] on 5 July 2024 to replace President [[Ebrahim Raisi]] who died in a helicopter crash in May 2024.<ref>''[https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240730-iran-s-president-pezeshkian-sworn-in-at-parliament "Iran's president Pezeshkian sworn in at parliament"]''</ref> | '''Masoud Pezeshkian''' is an [[Iranian]] politician and cardiac surgeon who has been the [[President of Iran]] since 28 July 2024.<ref>''[https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/khamenei-officially-endorses-relative-moderate-irans-president-2024-07-28/ "Khamenei officially endorses relative moderate as Iran's president"]''</ref> Pezeshkian won a runoff race against ultraconservative [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saeed_Jalili Saeed Jalili] on 5 July 2024 to replace President [[Ebrahim Raisi]] who died in a helicopter crash in May 2024.<ref>''[https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240730-iran-s-president-pezeshkian-sworn-in-at-parliament "Iran's president Pezeshkian sworn in at parliament"]''</ref> | ||
| − | + | Pezeshkian previously represented Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr electoral district in the Parliament of Iran, and served as its First Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2020.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmm25dq14j3o "Masoud Pezeshkian: The reformist former heart surgeon now Iran's president-elect"]''</ref> He was Minister of Health and Medical Education between 2001 and 2005 in the Government of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Khatami Mohammad Khatami.]<ref>''[https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/05/middleeast/pezeshkian-wins-irans-vote-intl-hnk/index.html "Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote"]''</ref> | |
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| Alma mater | Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences | |||||||||
Made President of Iran in 2024
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Masoud Pezeshkian is an Iranian politician and cardiac surgeon who has been the President of Iran since 28 July 2024.[1] Pezeshkian won a runoff race against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili on 5 July 2024 to replace President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash in May 2024.[2]
Pezeshkian previously represented Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr electoral district in the Parliament of Iran, and served as its First Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2020.[3] He was Minister of Health and Medical Education between 2001 and 2005 in the Government of Mohammad Khatami.[4]
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