One of the most prominent professors of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences has been elected as the president of Islamic Republic of IRAN.
Professor Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian
Born on the 29th of September, 1954, he is an Iranian cardiac surgeon and politician and the president-elect of Iran.
Prof. Pezeshkian studied Medicine at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, graduating as a general practitioner in 1985. Continuing his further education non-stop, he specialized in General Surgery at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 1990. In 1993, he received a subspecialty in Cardiac Surgery from Iran University of Medical Sciences. He returned to his university as an academic member and worked in Shahid Madany Hospital as a heart surgeon, later becoming the head of this hospital. He developed his academic career during this period, passing some interdisciplinary courses in various management fields. He is now Professor of Heart Surgery and a permanent academic member of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. He served as the chancellor of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences from 1994 to 2000. Since 2010, he has been a permanent member of "The Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences".
For the 2024 presidential elections in Iran, Dr. Pezeshkian ran in a very competitive and passionate campaign, winning the election and becoming the 9th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He won the 2024 presidential elections in a runoff with 54.76% of the popular vote. He is the most highly educated president in the history of the world.