Ali Asqar Peyvandi Explained

علی اصغر پیوندی
Office:Iranian Red Crescent Society
President:Hassan Rouhani
Term Start:2017
Term End:2019
Successor:Karim Hemmati
Office1:Medical Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Birth Date:1962
Birth Place:Sorkheh, Semnan
Nationality:Iranian
Alma Mater:Shiraz University of Medical Science
Occupation:Politician

Ali Asqar Peyvandi (Persian: علی اصغر پیوندی) born 1962- Sorkheh, is an Iranian physician, politician and university professor. He was the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society between 2017 and 2019 when he was forced to resign before being arrested on charges of embezzlement.[1]

Education

Peyvandi received his general medical degree from Shiraz University of Medical Science in 1989 and also Otorhinolaryngology degree from the same university in 1993. He also took an additional surgery course in 2001 at University of Graz.[2]

Arrest

He was arrested on embezzlement charges on 2 November 2019 and released in few hours on a 30 billion IRR collateral.[3] On 4 December 2019, he was arrested for the second time after he resigned from his position as the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: خبرگزاری فارس - علی اصغر پیوندی رئیس جمعیت هلال احمر شد. 2017-10-03. خبرگزاری فارس. 2020-02-18.
  2. Web site: زندگینامه: علی اصغر پیوندی (۱۳۴۱-). 2017-10-04. همشهری آنلاین. fa. 2020-02-18.
  3. Web site: "پیوندی" بازداشت و با قرار وثیقه آزاد شد . www.tabnak.ir . 18 February 2020.
  4. Web site: "بازداشت رئیس جمعیت هلال احمر توسط سازمان اطلاعات سپاه". رادیو فردا. fa. 2020-02-18.