Majid Khodabakhsh
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PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byEsmaeil Jabbarzadeh
Succeeded byMohammad-Reza Pour-Mohammadi
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Majid Khodabakhsh | |
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| Governor of East Azerbaijan | |
| In office 24 September 2017 – 17 November 2018 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Esmaeil Jabbarzadeh |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Reza Pour-Mohammadi |
| Governor of Ardabil Province | |
| In office 7 November 2013 – 24 September 2017 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Akbar Nikzad |
| Succeeded by | Akbar Behnamjou |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 Ardabil, Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Shiraz |
Majid Khodabakhsh (Persian: مجید خدابخش, born 1956 in Ardabil) is an Iranian moderate[1] reformist[2] politician, and the current Governor of East Azerbaijan since 2017, in the Government of Hassan Rouhani.[3] He was previously Governor of Ardebil Province from 2013 to 2017, and also was former Deputy Governor of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan.