Masoud Pezeshkian [a] (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and physician who has been serving as the ninth president of Iran since 28 July 2024. [2] 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.

3 days ago · Masoud Pezeshkian is an Iranian politician who was elected president in July 2024. Prior to that election he was known for his criticism of the government over the death of Jina Mahsa Amini and its strict mandate for women to wear hijab.

Masoud Pezeshkian is the ninth President of Iran. He took the position on 28 July, after the presidential election that was held in Iran in June–July 2024. [1] [2] His presidential decree was signed on July 28, 2024, by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei, and his government formally started its work.

Jul 6, 2024 · DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wrote that it was “unacceptable in the Islamic Republic to arrest a girl for her hijab and then hand over her dead body to her family.”

Jul 30, 2024 · Iran swore in the country’s new president on Tuesday, with the reformist politician and heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian pledging that his administration will keep trying to remove economic sanctions imposed by the West over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program.

Jul 8, 2024 · Wildcard candidate Masoud Pezeshkian will become Iran's first reformist president in almost two decades, after he defeated hardliner Saeed Jalili in a run-off election on Friday.

Jul 6, 2024 · Iran's president-elect, low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, carries the hopes of millions of Iranians seeking less restrictions on social freedoms and a more pragmatic foreign policy.

Jul 30, 2024 · Masoud Pezeshkian has been sworn in as Iran’s ninth president, replacing Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash in May.

Masoud Pezeshkian (Persian: مسعود پزشکیان; born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian cardiac surgeon and politician who is the 9th and current president of Iran since 2024. [2] In 2008, he was elected to the Islamic Consultative Assembly .

Jul 8, 2024 · Iranians on Saturday elected the comparatively moderate Masoud Pezeshkian as their next president in a runoff vote that pitted him against Saeed Jalili, an ultraconservative, anti-Western former...