Masoud Pezeshkian
Masoud Pezeshkian | |
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مسعود پزشکیان | |
Pezeshkian in 2025 | |
| 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 | 29 September 1954 Mahabad, Imperial State of Iran |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Reformists |
| Spouse | Fatemeh Majidi (died 1994) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (MBBS) Iran University of Medical Sciences |
| Profession | Heart surgeon |
| Signature | |
| Website | drpezeshkian |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Branch/service | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Masoud Pezeshkian (Persian: مسعود پزشکیان, [mæˈsuːd pezeʃkiˈjɒːn]; born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and physician who has been serving as the ninth president of Iran since 28 July 2024.
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. He was Minister of Health and Medical Education between 2001 and 2005 in the Government of Mohammad Khatami.
He ran in the 2013 presidential election, but withdrew. He was rejected from running in the 2021 Iranian presidential election. He won the 2024 presidential election on 5 July in a runoff with 54.76% of the popular vote. He became the President of Iran on 28 July 2024. He is the oldest person to serve in this position, taking office at the age of 69.