Although he was born to a Turkish father (who was also from Qasri Shirin) and a Kurdish mother in Mahabad, he considers himself a Turk and does not even allow his children to speak other languages ​​such as Persian at home. He is now the winner of the first round of Iran's presidential election with nearly 10 million votes. However, he must run for a second term with his rival Jalili and win 50+1 votes to become president.

He was born in 1954 in Mahabad, Iran. His mother tongue is Azerbaijani Turkish. He is also fluent in Kurdish. He visited East Kurdistan during the election campaign and gave speeches in Kurdish. He was the head of the Turkish Regions Faction in the 10th session of parliament.

She has three children, whose growth and upbringing she has had charge of after her husband's death.

He completed his primary education in Mahabad and then went to Urmia, where he received a diploma in food science. After the war, he became interested in medicine and studied medicine in Tabriz. He was also the president of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Their doctor wants Article 15 of the Iranian constitution to be implemented. "The official and common language and script of the Iranian people is Persian," the article states. Documents, correspondence, official texts and textbooks must be in this language and script, but the use of vernacular and national languages ​​in the press and mass media and the teaching of their literature in schools are free, alongside Persian. On March 7, 2015, he told a parliamentary session, "I am grateful that God created me a Turk, and no one has the right to talk about Turkish culture.

Massoud Pzshkian unexpectedly entered the presidential race on the threshold of the Constitutional Guard Council, which was remarkable in many ways.

He received more than 10 million votes and won the election, but will have to wait for a second round to decide whether he will be president or Saeed Jalili.

The approval of the doctor's candidacy was seen by some as a game by the Islamic Republic government to increase voter turnout, especially since Khamenei had repeatedly said his main goal was high turnout, and others saw it as a ray of hope for the government's reformists.

Their doctor is the only reformist candidate in the presidential election. He is one of those Iranian politicians who doesn't always wear jackets and pants and is known for his simplicity.

He was always present in the political arena of the Islamic Republic during the Iran-Iraq war and afterwards, even if he was not so well known.

This is not the first time Massoud Pzshkian has entered the presidential race. In 2013, he withdrew from the race in favor of Rafsanjani, and in the previous election, the Constitutional Guardian Council refused to allow him to run.

However, he represented Tehran, Azarshahr and Isku in parliament for four terms.

If we go back to their medical background, the minister of health in Mohammad Khatami's second cabinet has considerable experience.

He announced reviving Iran's nuclear talks to ease US sanctions, a soft stance on compulsory hijab and protecting it through "cultural work" as his goals for the presidency.

He has repeatedly stressed that if elected, he does not intend to make any fundamental changes because there are programs and plans in the Islamic Republic that he must adhere to.

"I have no different plan and I follow the policy of the country and Khamenei. I am the defender of the jurisprudential state, Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guards," he said.