Reza Farajidana
| Reza Faraji-Dana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minister of Science, Research and Technology | ||
| In office 27 October 2013 – 20 August 2014 | ||
| President | Hassan Rouhani | |
| Preceded by | Jafar Towfighi | |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Ali Najafi | |
| President of the University of Tehran | ||
| In office 5 January 2003 – 27 December 2005 | ||
| Preceded by | Mansour Khalili | |
| Succeeded by | Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani | |
| Personal details | ||
| Born | Reza Faraji-Dana 27 October 1960 Qom, Iran | |
| Nationality | Iranian | |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran University of Waterloo | |
| Occupation | Professor | |
| Profession | Electrical Engineer | |
| Cabinet | Rouhani Cabinet | |
| Religion | Islam | |
| Signature |  | |
| Military service | ||
| Allegiance |  Iran | |
| Service/branch | Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution | |
| Years of service | 1980–1982 | |
| Battles/wars | Iran-Iraq War | |
Reza Faraji-Dana (born 1960 in Qom) is a reformist Iranian politician and the former minister of Science, Research and Technology under President Hassan Rouhani. He served as president of University of Tehran, and as the former president of the Iranian branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.[1]
Education and career
He studied electrical engineering at the University of Tehran, and at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. He graduated with a Ph.D. degree from University of Waterloo in 1993.[2] He is currently the professor of electrical engineering at the University of Tehran.[3]
Dismissal
Iranian parliament dismissed him as Minister of Science on 20 August 2014. The conservative MPs accused him of permitting students involved in 2009–10 Iranian election protests to continue their education in public universities. He was also accused of appointing senior department heads from people who were involved in mass protests of 2009.[4] Some of the PMs who voted for the dismissal of Farajidana were allegedly benefiting from unlawful scholarships in previous governments and Farajidana was revealing the list of those who granted unlawful scholarships.[5]
