Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candidate, won Iran’s presidential election. Pezeshkian secured 53.3% of the votes. His hardline conservative rival, Saeed Jalili, polled at 44.3%.
Pezeshkian is a heart surgeon and longtime lawmaker. He campaigned for limited, closer ties with the West and some reforms to strict moral codes.
However, the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is the person who really wields power in Iran.
Q: Who won Iran’s presidential election in July 2024?
A) Saeed Jalili
B) Masoud Pezeshkian
C) Hassan Rouhani
D) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Ans : B) Masoud Pezeshkian
Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candidate, won Iran’s presidential election. Pezeshkian secured 53.3% of the votes.
