Mohsen Mehralizadeh
Mohsen Mehralizadeh (Persian: محسن مهرعلیزاده; born September 30, 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.
Mohsen Mehralizadeh | |
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| Governor of Isfahan Province | |
| In office 29 October 2017 – 17 November 2018 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Rasoul Zargarpour |
| Succeeded by | Abbas Rezaie |
| Vice President of Iran Head of Physical Education Organization | |
| In office 10 November 2001 – 26 September 2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mostafa Hashemitaba |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Aliabadi |
| Governor of Khorasan Province | |
| In office 1997–2001 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Abdollah Kupaei |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Rasouli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1956 Maragheh, East Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Tabriz Tilburg University |
Mehralizadeh was the governor of the Khorasan in Khatami's first term of presidency.
Presidential candidature
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.[1]
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 all of the three provinces of the Iranian Azerbaijan.
