Masoud Pezeshkian

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Masoud Pezeshkian link; (Politician, surgeon);
Born	29 September 1954
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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[1] "Khamenei officially endorses relative moderate as Iran's president"

[2] "Iran's president Pezeshkian sworn in at parliament"

[3] "Masoud Pezeshkian: The reformist former heart surgeon now Iran's president-elect"

[4] "Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote"

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