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.

After completing his service, he returned to his home province, where he entered medical school and graduated with a degree in general medicine.

During the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), Pezeshkian frequently visited the front lines, where he was responsible for sending medical teams and working as a fighter and doctor.

After the war, Pezeshkian continued his education, specializing in general surgery at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.

[15] In 1997, Pezeshkian's political career began when he joined Mohammad Khatami's administration as Deputy Health Minister.

[29] According to The Telegraph, Pezeshkian clashed with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who pushed for a direct strike on Israel, while he advocated for targeting Israeli bases in neighboring countries in order to avoid a full-scale war.

The trip came amidst worsening relations between Iran and the United States, both of whom are allies of Iraq, due to an escalation in back-and-forth attacks between the US and pro-Iranian militias during the Israel–Hamas war.

[37] Iran however launched missiles against Israel in October 2024 following assassinations of Iranian commander Abbas Nilforoushan along with Hezbollah leaders including Hassan Nasrallah, and the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon.

[38] Pezeshkian is a supporter of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and has called its current incarnation "different from the past".

In his speech, he mentioned the words of the first Shiite Imam [Ali] addressed to Malik Ashtar not to treat people "like a wild animal".

"[44] After the 2022 protests, Pezeshkian demanded the creation of an assessment and clarification team regarding the death of Mahsa Amini.

[7] Pezeshkian significantly increased the number of women and people from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds in his government, as he had promised during the election campaign.

[58] His daughter, Zahra, has a master's degree in chemistry from Sharif University of Technology, and was working at Jam Petrochemical before the Rouhani government came to power.