International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-7802132017091018151815ENNational Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, TehranCommunity Based Participatory Research Center, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran20170904<p><span class="fontstyle0">In the course of progress toward achieving universal health coverage in the new term of President Rouhani, the health system of Iran will face with several challenges that have to be appropriately addressed. Sustainable financing, good governance, and comprehensive and fair health service<br />delivery are examples of such challenges. A key issue is, therefore, who as a minister of health is qualifed for this position? In this editorial, we answer this question based on the challenges that our health‑care system has to go through and the criteria that have to be considered to deal with these challenges.</span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle0">Keywords: </span><span class="fontstyle2">Health system, Iran, leadership</span> <br style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /></span></p>http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/1815http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/1815/2104