Ali Asqar Peyvandi

Ali Asqar Peyvandi (Persian: علی اصغر پیوندی; born in 1962) 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]

علی اصغر پیوندی
Iranian Red Crescent Society
In office 2017–2019
President	Hassan Rouhani
Succeeded by	Karim Hemmati
Medical Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Personal details
Born	1962 Sorkheh, Semnan
Nationality	Iranian
Alma mater	Shiraz University of Medical Science
Occupation	Politician

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]