Masoud Pezeshkian
| Masoud Pezeshkian | |
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| مسعود پزشکیان | |
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| First Deputy of the Parliament of Iran | |
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Assumed office 29 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
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Assumed office 28 May 2008 |
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| Constituency | Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr |
| Majority | 261,605 (36.27%; 10th term) |
| Minister of Health and Medical Education | |
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In office 29 August 2001 – 10 August 2005 |
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| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Farhadi |
| Succeeded by | Kamran Bagheri Lankarani |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 29, 1954 Mahabad, Iran |
| Political party | Independent Reformist |
| Alma mater |
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Iran University of Medical Sciences |
| Profession | Heart surgeon |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Masoud Pezeshkian (Persian: مسعود پزشکیان, born 29 September 1954 in Mahabad from Azerbaijani family) is an Iranian reformist politician who is currently representative of Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr in the Parliament of Iran and serves as its First Deputy Speaker since 29 May 2016. He was Minister of Health between 2001 and 2005 in the cabinet of President Mohammad Khatami.
He was 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. He is also a member of Iran-Turkey Friendship society.
Pezeshkian supports teaching of Azerbaijani language in Iranian schools.
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