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.

[3][4][5] In his first act as president, Pezeshkian appointed Mohammad Reza Aref as the First Vice President and Mohsen Haji Mirzaei as Chief of Staff.

[6] On 21 August, the Islamic Consultative Assembly approved the nomination of Pezeshkian's entire cabinet, the first time it had done since 2001.