Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi

Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi
محمدرضا ظفرقندی
Zafarghandi in 2024
Minister of Health and Medical Education
Assumed office
21 August 2024
PresidentMasoud Pezeshkian
Preceded byBahram Eynollahi
Personal details
Born (1958-04-01) 1 April 1958 (age 66)
Tehran, Iran
CitizenshipIran
Political partyIslamic Association of Iranian Medical Society
EducationAlavi School
Alma materUniversity of Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
ProfessionCardiologist
Politician
CabinetPezeshkian Cabinet

Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi (Persian: محمدرضا ظفرقندی; born 1 April 1958) is an Iranian physician and politician who is serving as Minister of Health and Medical Education since August 2024. Previously, he was the head of the Iranian Medical System Organization from 2018 to 2021.[1][2][3] He is a specialist in vascular surgery and a full professor at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and his workplace is Sinai Hospital. He has conducted researches in the field of treating trauma patients as well as chemically injured people of the Iran–Iraq War.[4]

  1. ^ "ظفرقندی رئیس کل سازمان نظام پزشکی کشور شد". ISNA. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  2. ^ "نامه رئیس نظام پزشکی به رئیس‌جمهور". hamshahrionline.ir. 23 March 2020. {{cite web}}: Text "تئوری «ایمنی جمعیتی» مردود است" ignored (help); Text "نیاز به ابعاد شدیدتر کنترل است" ignored (help)
  3. ^ "انتصاب دکتر محمدرضا ظفرقندی به عنوان "رئیس کل سازمان نظام پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران"" (in Persian). ISNA. 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11.
  4. ^ "The appointment of Dr. Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi as "Chairman of the Medical System Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran". ISNA. 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11.