Masoud Pezeshkian

Current Context : Iranian lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian has won an election to become the country’s next president.

• The elections were held after the previous president Ibrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash in May.
• The elected president 69-year-old is a heart surgeon turned reforming lawmaker,

ABOUT IRAN

• Iran was earlier known as
• It is an Islamic country and the majority of its population are Shia muslims.
• Located in southwestern Asia.
• It is bordered to the north by the Caspian Sea and the south by the Persian Gulf.
• It has a total of 5,894 km (3,662 mi) land borders with 7 Countries include Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
• Capital: Tehran
• Currency: Iranian Rial.
• Official language : Persian (Farsi)