Mohsen Mehralizadeh
| Mohsen Mehralizadeh | |
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| Head of Physical Education Organization | |
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In office 25 August 2001 – 25 August 2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mostafa Hashemitaba |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Aliabadi |
| Governor of Khorasan | |
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In office 21 August 1997 – 20 August 2001 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Abdollah Kupaei |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Rasouli |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 30, 1956 Maragheh, East Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Political party | Reformists |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Mohsen Mehralizadeh (محسن مهرعلیزاده; born September 30, 1956) 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.
Presidential candidature
During the campaign for 2005 presidential election, Mehralizadeh announced his ambition for presidentcy 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.
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