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Pirhossein Kolivand
Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Mohammad Mokhber (Interim)
Masoud Pezeshkian
Preceded byKarim Hemmati
Personal details
Born (1971-01-01) January 1, 1971 (age 53)
Tuyserkan, Hamadan Province, Iran
Education
  • Associate degree in Anesthesia, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
  • Ph.D. in Organizational Management
  • Master's degree in Hospital Management

Pirhossein Kolivand (born 1971) is an Iranian physician, politician, and senior executive. He currently serves as the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society. His career includes notable positions such as the head of the National Emergency and Disaster Management Organization, head of the Relief and Rescue Organization, and head of Emergency Services. He was also the former manager of Khatam Al-Anbia Hospital. Kolivand was born in the city of Tuyserkan.

Background

Pirhossein Kolivand was admitted to the associate degree program in Anesthesia at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in 1989 and graduated in 1991. He also holds bachelor's and master's degrees in hospital management and a PhD in organizational behavior management. Kolivand is a faculty member at Shahed University and the author of over 60 books and numerous articles.

After completing his associate degree, Kolivand worked in Tuyserkan and Hamadan until 1995 and subsequently began his career at Khatam al-Anbia Hospital. He completed a course in cardiopulmonary bypass at Iran University of Medical Sciences and was among the first to receive certification as a Cardioperfusionist from the university.

In August 2016, Kolivand was appointed head of the National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) by the former Minister of Health, Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi. During his tenure, he proposed the establishment of the EMS organization. One of the significant crises during his leadership was the Mina tragedy. During the presidency of Ebrahim Raisi, Kolivand was appointed as the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society for four years.

Iranian Red Crescent Society

Pirhossein Kolivand was introduced to the President as the top candidate for the leadership of the Iranian Red Crescent Society after receiving 13 votes from the High Council members.

Some of his notable initiatives during his tenure include forming advance teams, equipping the Integrated Management Room and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for crisis intervention, and establishing rapid response teams, monitoring teams, reporting teams, support teams, and second-response teams.

References

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