Mohsen Rezaee Politician

Mohsen Rezaei Mirgha'ed, also spelled Rezai (Persian: Mohsen Rezāi Mirqāed‎) (born Sabzevar Rezaei Mirgha'ed; born 9 September 1954), is an Iranian politician, economist, former military commander, and secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran.Rezaei ran as a conservative presidential candidate in the 2009 elections, coming third with 1.7 percent of the vote, behind winner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and reformist runner-up Mir-Hossein Mousavi. He was also a candidate in 2013 presidential election and received 3,884,412 votes. He ranked fourth behind winner Hassan Rouhani, runner-up Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Saeed Jalili.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 09, 1954
Birth place	Iran , Masjed Soleyman , Khuzestan Province
Nationality	Iranian peoples
Religion	Islam
Education	University of Tehran

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Office holder

military operations	Iran–Iraq War
military branch	Ground Forces of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
military command	IRGC Chief Commander
military rank	Major general
office	Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council
other party	Independent (politician)
party	Development and Justice Party
president	Hassan Rouhani Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
service end	1997
service start	1980