Mohammad Ali Najafi
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Mohammad Ali Najafi (In Persian: محمد علی نجفی) (born January 13, 1952) is an Iranian politician, mathematician and university professor.
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Academic Career
Najafi earned his B.Sc. in mathematics from Sharif University of Technology (then Aryamehr University). He then attempted to receive his Ph.D. in mathematics at MIT in Cambridge United States, but failed to do so. He returned to Iran after the 1979 Revolution. He is now a faculty member of the Department of Mathematic Science at Sharif University.
Political career
After the Islamic revolution, Najafi immigrated to Iran, immediately beginning his political career. He became Minister of Higher Education in 1981 in the cabinet of then Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi. In 1989 he became the Minister of Education by President Hashemi Rafsanjani and served until 1997. In 1997, He appointed by President Mohammad Khatami as Vice President and Head of the Planning and Budget Organization, but after a merge of the 2 organizations, he was succeeded by Mohammad Reza Aref. He was the senior advisor to Minister of Industries from 2001 to 2005.
Presidential ambition
On the Fall of 2004, he was widely considered as the reformists candidate for 2005 presidential election but he denied his interest in favor of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani candidacy and considered as the First Vice President for Rafsanjani. َAfter Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's surprising victory in the 2005 election, he has been suggested as a future presidential candidate.
Candidacy for Tehran City Council
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On the Fall of 2006 he runs for Tehran City Council seat in 3rd city council election.
