Masoud Pezeshkian
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| Masoud Pezeshkian | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health and Medical Education | |
| In office 29 August 2001 – 29 August 2005 |
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| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Farhadi |
| Succeeded by | Kamran Bagheri Lankarani |
| Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2008 |
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| Constituency | Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr (electoral district) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 29, 1954 Mahabad, Iran |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Masood Pezeshkian (Persian: مسعود پزشکیان, born 29 September 1954 in Mahabad) is an Iranian politician who was Minister of Health between 2001 and 2005 in the cabinet of President Mohammad Khatami. He was also the chancellor of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences for 7 years. He is a heart surgeon and an academic member of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences at the present time. He is elected as one of Iranian parliament members from Tabriz in 2008 election. He had a speech on condemnation of violence against fraud in Iranian presidential election on June 30, 2009 in Iran parliament. In 2010, he failed in his bid to become deputy speaker of parliament.[1] He is also a member of Iran-Turkey Friendship society.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Persian Press Review". Tehran Times. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "گروه های دوستی پارلمانی مجلس نهم". Islamic Consultative Assembly Website. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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