Masoud Pezeshkian president-elect of Iran Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Masoud-Pezeshkian Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Masoud-Pezeshkian Written by Adam Zeidan Adam Zeidan is an Assistant Managing Editor, having joined Encyclopædia Britannica in 2018. He covers a range of topics related primarily to the Middle East and North Africa. Adam Zeidan Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jul 23, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Born: September 29, 1954, Mahābād, Iran (Show more) Masoud Pezeshkian (born September 29, 1954, Mahābād, Iran) is the president-elect of Iran. As a member of the Majles (parliament; 2008–24), he criticized the government for the death of Jina Mahsa Amini, the strict imposition of hijab and law enforcement’s brutal reaction to popular protests beginning in 2009. He is set to become the most reform-oriented president since Mohammad Khatami (1997–2005), under whom he served as minister of health (2001–05), although he is considered loyal to the hard-line supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, and expected to be restrained by a historically conservative Majles. Pezeshkian was born in 1954 in the city ...(100 of 1083 words)

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