Masoud Pezeshkian, who defeated Saeed Jalili in the run-off Presidential elections in Iran, is a 69-year-old cardiac surgeon. Deemed to be a reformist figure, Pezeshkian has pledged to promote a pragmatic foreign policy and support the rights of ethnic minorities. He served as the Health Minister of Iran from 2001-2005 and as Deputy Speaker of Parliament from 2016 to 2022.