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Mohsen Mehralizadeh

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Mohsen Mehralizadeh
Governor of Isfahan
In office
29 October 2017 – 17 November 2018
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byRasoul Zargarpour
Succeeded byAbbas Rezayi
Vice President of Iran
Head of Physical Education Organization
In office
10 November 2001 – 26 September 2005
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byMostafa Hashemitaba
Succeeded byMohammad Aliabadi
Governor of Khorasan
In office
1997–2001
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byAbdollah Kupaei
Succeeded byHassan Rasouli
Personal details
Born (1956-09-30) September 30, 1956 (age 68)[citation needed]
Maragheh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
SpouseOzra Labaf (died 2024)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Tabriz

Mohsen Mehralizadeh (Persian: محسن مهرعلیزاده; born September 30,[citation needed] 1956) is an Iranian reformist politician and former governor of Isfahan Province. He was a vice president of Iran and the head of the National Sports Organization of Iran under President Khatami. He is an ethnic Azerbaijani.

Mehralizadeh was the governor of the Khorasan in Khatami's first term of presidency. He is a candidate for the Iranian 2024 presidential election. [1]

Presidential candidacy

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2005 Iranian presidential election

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During the campaign for 2005 presidential election, Mehralizadeh announced his ambition for presidency on December 29 and said he was the candidate for the younger generation. He received some support from Majlis representatives of Guilan, Azerbaijan and Khorasan. On May 22, 2005, the Guardian Council rejected Mehralizadeh and Mostafa Moeen's candidacy, but the next day they approved both reformist candidates after the controversial letter of Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, who specifically asked for their approval.[2]

Mehralizadeh ranked last in the seven candidates running on June 17, 2005, securing about 1,300,000 votes (4.40%), a record number and percentage for a last finishing presidential candidate in Iran. He ranked first in the two provinces of the Iranian Azerbaijan.

2021 Iranian presidential election

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Mohsen Mehralizadeh registered as a presidential candidate for 2021 presidential election in May 2021, and then subsequently was approved by Guardian Council. He was the only Reformist candidate among all other 6 candidates.[3] He did withdraw from the competition two days before final election date.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Iran's presidential election: Who the candidates are". BBC News. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ^ "Iran reverses ban on reformist candidates". The Guardian. 2005-05-24. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.
  3. ^ "Iran's presidential election: Who the candidates are". BBC News. 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Reformist Mehralizadeh Quits Iranian Presidential Race - BNN Bloomberg". 16 June 2021.
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