Editing Mohsen Mehralizadeh

{{Short description|Iranian reformist politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Mohsen Mehralizadeh
| image               = Mohsen Mehralizadeh 14000304000062637575086896818637.jpg
| imagesize           = 220px
| smallimage          =
| caption             =
| office               = [[Isfahan Province|Governor of Isfahan]]
| term_start           = 29 October 2017
| term_end             = 17 November 2018
| president            = [[Hassan Rouhani]]
| predecessor          = [[:fa:رسول زرگرپور|Rasoul Zargarpour]]
| successor            = [[Abbas Rezayi]] 
| office1              = [[Vice President of Iran]]<br />[[Physical Education Organization|Head of Physical Education Organization]]
| term_start1          = 10 November 2001
| term_end1            = 26 September 2005
| president1           = [[Mohammad Khatami]]
| predecessor1         = [[Mostafa Hashemitaba]]
| successor1           =  [[Mohammad Aliabadi]]
| office2              = [[Khorasan Province|Governor of Khorasan]] 
| term_start2          = 1997
| term_end2            = 2001
| president2           = [[Mohammad Khatami]]
| predecessor2         = [[Abdollah Kupaei]]
| successor2           = [[Hassan Rasouli]]
|birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1956|09|30}}{{fact|date=September 2024}}
|birth_place        = [[Maragheh]], [[East Azerbaijan Province]], Iran
|party              = 
|residence          = 
|alma_mater         = [[University of Tabriz]]
|spouse             = Ozra Labaf (died 2024)
|children           = 3
|signature          = 
|signature_alt      = 
|website            =
}}

'''Mohsen Mehralizadeh''' ({{langx|fa|محسن مهرعلیزاده}}; born September 30,{{fact|date=September 2024}} 1956) is an Iranian [[Iranian reformists|reformist]] politician and former governor of [[Isfahan Province]].
He was a [[vice president]] of [[Iran]] and the head of the [[National Sports Organization]] of Iran under [[Mohammad Khatami|President Khatami]]. He is an ethnic [[Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijani]].

Mehralizadeh was the governor of the [[Khorasan Province|Khorasan]] in Khatami's first term of presidency. He is a candidate for the [[2024 Iranian presidential election|Iranian 2024 presidential election]]. <ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-05-28 |title=Iran's presidential election: Who the candidates are |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57274703 |access-date=2024-06-24 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Presidential candidacy==

===2005 Iranian presidential election===
During the campaign for [[2005 Iranian presidential election|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]], [[Iranian Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]] and [[Khorasan Province|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iran reverses ban on reformist candidates |date=2005-05-24 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326042447/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/may/24/iran |archive-date=2023-03-26 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/may/24/iran}}</ref>

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 [[Iranian Azerbaijan]].

===2021 Iranian presidential election===
Mohsen Mehralizadeh registered as a presidential candidate for [[2021 Iranian presidential election|2021 presidential election]] in May 2021, and then subsequently was approved by [[Guardian Council]]. He was the only [[Reformist]] candidate among all other 6 candidates.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57274703|title=Iran's presidential election: Who the candidates are|work=BBC News|date=28 May 2021}}</ref> He did withdraw from the competition two days before final election date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/reformist-mehralizadeh-quits-iranian-presidential-race-1.1617617|title = Reformist Mehralizadeh Quits Iranian Presidential Race - BNN Bloomberg|date = 16 June 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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