Mohsen Mehralizadeh ( fa, محسن مهرعلیزاده; born September 30, 1956) is an Iranian

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politician and former Governor of Isfahan Province. He was a

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and the head of the

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of Iran under

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. He is an ethnic Turk. Mehralizadeh was the governor of the

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in Khatami's first term of presidency.

Presidential candidacy

2005 Iranian Presidential Election

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,

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and

. On May 22, 2005, the Guardian Council rejected Mehralizadeh and

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's candidacy, but the next day they approved both reformist candidates after the controversial letter of

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, the

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, who specifically asked for their approval. 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 two provinces of the

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2021 Iranian Presidential Election

Mohsen Mehralizadeh registered as a presidential candidate for 2021 presidential election in May 2021, and then subsequently was approved by Guardian Council. He was the only

Reformist Reformism is a political doctrine advocating the reform of an existing system or institution instead of its abolition and replacement. Within the socialist movement, reformism is the view that gradual changes through existing institutions can ...

candidate among all other 6 candidates. He did withdraw from the competition two days before final election date.

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Candidates for President of Iran People from Maragheh 1956 births Living people University of Tabriz alumni Governors of Razavi Khorasan Province Iranian reformists Heads of Physical Education Organization {{Iran-politician-stub