Bijan Namdar Zangeneh
| Bijan Namdar Zangeneh | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Petroleum | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2013 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Deputy | Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh |
| Preceded by | Rostam Ghasemi |
| In office 14 August 1997 – 7 August 2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Gholam Reza Aghazadeh |
| Succeeded by | Kazem Vaziri Hamane |
| Minister of Energy | |
| In office 2 September 1988 – 14 August 1997 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Taghi Banqi |
| Succeeded by | Habibollah Bitaraf |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 14 November 1983 – 2 September 1988 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Gholamreza Forouzesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1953 Kermanshah, Iran |
| Political party | Executives of Construction Party |
| Alma mater | Tehran University |
| Religion | Islam |
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Bijan Namdar Zangeneh (Persian: بيژن نامدار زنگنه ) is an Iranian politician, who served at different cabinets of Iran. He has been serving as oil minister since 15 August 2013 in the cabinet led by Hassan Rouhani.
Early life and education
Zangeneh was born in Kermanshah in 1953. He spent his early school years in his hometown before moving to Tehran where he received his high school diploma. He received his MSc in civil engineering from the University of Tehran in 1977 and then became a member of the academic staff of the Khajeh Nasireddin Tousi University.
Career and activities
Following the 1979 revolution, Zangeneh was appointed deputy for the minister of culture and Islamic guidance in 1980.[1] In 1983, he was made minister of construction jihad.[1] He was appointed minister of energy in the government of Mir-Hossein Mousavi in 1988.[1] He also served as the energy minister in Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's cabinet[2] and made massive efforts for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the country's water and electricity industry in the aftermath of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War and the damages caused to the industry in the Iraqi attacks. He was the minister of petroleum in Mohammad Khatami's cabinet.[2] Zangeneh was replaced by Kazem Vaziri Hamane in the post on 29 August 2005 as appointed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.[1]
He was appointed as a member of the Expediency Council by the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in 1996. He taught at several universities and academic centers.
In early August 2013, Zangeneh was nominated as the petroleum minister by President Rouhani and was confirmed on 15 August.[3] On 21 August Zanganeh was named as the head of Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) for 2013.[4] Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh was appointed Zangeneh's deputy on 3 September.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sara Vakhshouri (21 August 2013). "Iran's Oil Minister Confronts Sanctions". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Iranian Parliament Approves Moderate President's New Cabinet". The New York Times. 21 August 1997. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ↑ Kamali Dehghan, Saeed (15 August 2013). "Iran's parliament approves 15 of Hassan Rouhani's 18 cabinet ministers". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ "Iran's Oil Minister Appointed GECF Head". Mees. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ↑ "Vaziri-Hamaneh appointed as Iran's deputy oil minister". Tehran Times. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Position established |
Minister of Agriculture 1983–1988 |
Succeeded by Gholamreza Forouzesh |
| Preceded by Mohammad-Taqi Banqi] |
Minister of Energy 1988–1997 |
Succeeded by Habibollah Bitaraf |
| Preceded by Gholam Reza Aghazadeh |
Minister of Petroleum 1997–2005 |
Succeeded by Kazem Vaziri Hamane |
| Preceded by Rostam Ghasemi |
Minister of Petroleum 2013–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |