Safdar Hosseini

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Safdar Hosseini (Persian: صفدر حسینی‎; born 1954) is an Iranian academic and politician, who served in various cabinet posts.

Early life and education

Hosseini was born in 1954.^[1] His family are from the province of Khuzestan.^[1] He holds a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Shiraz University and also, received a PhD in the same field from University of Saskatchewan of Canada.^[1]

Career

Hosseini is a member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front. He also is a university professor at Tehran University.

Hosseini was the minister of labour and social affairs in the cabinet of the then president Mohammad Khatami from 2001 to 2004.^[1] Then he served as the minister of economy and finance affairs in the same cabinet. He was appointed in 2004, replacing Tahmasb Mazaheri in the post.^[1] Hosseini was replaced by Davoud Danesh-Jafari on 24 August 2005 when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected president.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Shuffling the Surgeon of Iran’s Economy". Iran International (29). May 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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