Ali Asqar Peyvandi

Ali Asqar Peyvandi (Persian: علی اصغر پیوندی‎) born 1962- Sorkheh, is an Iranian physician, politician and university professor. He was the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society between 2017 and 2019 when he was forced to resign before being arrested on charges of embezzlement.[1]

علی اصغر پیوندی
Iranian Red Crescent Society
In office
2017–2019
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Succeeded byKarim Hemmati
Medical Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Personal details
Born1962
Sorkheh, Semnan
NationalityIranian
Alma materShiraz University of Medical Science
OccupationPolitician

Education

Peyvandi received his general medical degree from Shiraz University of Medical Science in 1989 and also Otorhinolaryngology degree from the same university in 1993. He also took an additional surgery course in 2001 at University of Graz.[2]

Arrest

He was arrested on embezzlement charges on 2 November 2019 and released in few hours on a 30 billion IRR collateral.[3] On 4 December 2019, he was arrested for the second time after he resigned from his position as the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society.[4]

References
  1. "خبرگزاری فارس - علی اصغر پیوندی رئیس جمعیت هلال احمر شد". خبرگزاری فارس. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. "زندگینامه: علی اصغر پیوندی (۱۳۴۱-)". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  3. ""پیوندی" بازداشت و با قرار وثیقه آزاد شد". www.tabnak.ir. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. ""بازداشت رئیس جمعیت هلال احمر توسط سازمان اطلاعات سپاه"". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-02-18.
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