Reza Sheykholeslam

Reza Sheykholeslam

Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare
In office 3 August 2011 – 3 February 2013
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Himself (Labour) Mohammad Abbasi (Cooperatives) Sadeq Mahsouli (Social Welfare)
Succeeded by	Asadollah Abbasi
Minister of Labour
In office 9 August 2009 – 3 August 2011
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Mohammad Jahromi
Succeeded by	Himself (Cooperatives, Labour and Welfare)
Head of Presidential Center
In office 9 August 2005 – 9 August 2009
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
Personal details
Born	Abdol-Reza Sheykholeslami (1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 Chaloos, Iran
Nationality	Iranian

Reza Sheykholeslam (Persian: رضا شیخ‌الاسلام, born 1 January 1967) is an Iranian politician who is the former Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare. Before that, he was the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the second cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2009 to 2011.^[1] He was dismissed from office on 3 February 2013, being the ninth minister to be fired during the second term of president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad since 2009.^[2]^[3]

Early life and education

Sheykholeslam was born on 1 January 1967 in Chaloos, Mazandaran Province.^[4] He was graduated from Iran University of Science and Technology in 1993, receiving a bachelor's degree in urban engineering.^[4] In 1995, he obtained a master's degree.^[4] He also holds a PhD in urban engineering, which he received from Iran University of Science and Technology in 2006.^[4]^[5]

Career

Sheykholeslam was a university teacher until 1997. He was appointed as deputy governor of Hormozgan Province in 1997 after Ali Nazari became governor. In March 2001, Nazari was resigned from office and Sheykholeslam was appointed by Mohammad Khatami as governor. He was in office until August 2005 after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appointed him as the head of presidential center. On 6 August 2009, he was nominated as minister of labour and social affairs by Ahmadinejad and was confirmed by Parliament with an absolute majority. On 26 July 2011, he was nominated as minister of cooperatives, labour and social welfare after three ministries was marged and was confirmed by the Parliament on 3 August 2011.^[6] He was resigned on 3 February 2013 after parliament given a vote of no confidence to him.^[7] 192 of 272 parliament members voted in favour of the impeachment of Sheykholeslam in the parliament.^[8] Asadollah Abbasi replaced him as acting minister.^[9]

References

↑ Majlis confirmed new Labour minister
↑ Rezaian, Jason (3 February 2013). "Iran’s parliament dismisses another Ahmadinejad minister". The Washington Post (Tehran). Retrieved 17 February 2013.
↑ "Ahmadinejad - Larijani Media Wars". Iran Media Program. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
1 2 3 4 "A Brief Biography of Iran's New Ministers". Payvand. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
↑ Glenn, Louisa (1 September 2009). "Background brief: Ahmadinejad’s cabinet". National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
↑ Four new minister was nominated to Majlis
↑ "Iran's parliament dismisses labor minister over controversial appointment". Fox News (Tehran). 3 February 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
↑ "Ninth minister in Ahmadinejad cabinet impeached". Gulf News. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
↑ "Cabinet members". Official website. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

Cabinet of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005–2013)

Cabinet

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Manouchehr Mottaki (2005–2010) Ali Akbar Salehi (2010–2013)

Minister of Agriculture	Mohammad-Reza Eskandari (2005–2009) Sadeq Khalilian (2009–2013)

Minister of Communications and IT	Mohammad Soleimani (2005–2009) Reza Taghipour (2009–2013)

Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Mohammad Jahromi (2005–2009) Reza Sheykholeslam (2009–2011)

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance	Hossein Saffar Harandi (2005–2009) Mohammad Hosseini (2009–2013)

Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics	Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar (2005–2009) Ahmad Vahidi (2009–2013)

Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance	Davoud Danesh-Jafari (2005–2008) Shamseddin Hosseini (2008–2013)

Minister of Education	Mahmoud Farshidi (2005–2007) Alireza Ali-Ahmadi (2007–2009) Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee (2009–2013)

Minister of Energy	Parviz Fattah (2005–2009) Majid Namjoo (2009–2013)

Minister of Health and Medical Education	Kamran Bagheri Lankarani (2005–2009) Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi (2009–2013) Hassan Tarighat-Monfared (2013)

Minister of Industries and Mines	Alireza Tahmasbi (2005–2007) Aliakbar Mehrabian (2007–2011)

Minister of Intelligence	Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i (2005–2009) Heydar Moslehi (2009–2013)

Minister of Interior	Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi (2005–2008) Ali Kordan (2008) Sadegh Mahsouli (2008–2009) Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar (2009–2013)

Minister of Justice	Jamal Karimi-Rad (2005–2006) Gholam-Hossein Elham (2006–2009) Morteza Bakhtiari (2009–2013)

Minister of Petroleum	Kazem Vaziri (2005–2007) Gholam-Hossein Nozari (2007–2009) Masoud Mir-Kazemi (2009–2011) Rostam Ghasemi (2011–2013)

Minister of Roads and Transportation	Mohammad Rahmati (2005–2008) Hamid Behbahani (2008–2011)

Commerce	Masoud Mir-Kazemi (2005–2009) Mehdi Ghazanfari (2009–2011)

Minister of Science, Research and Technology	Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi (2005–2009) Kamran Daneshjoo (2009–2013)

Minister of Welfare and Social Security	Parviz Kazemi (2005) Abdulreza Mesri (2005–2009) Sadegh Mahsouli (2009–2011)

Ministry of Cooperatives	Mohammad Ardakani (2005–2006) Mohammad Abbasi (2006–2011)

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development	Mohammad Saeedikia (2005–2009) Ali Nikzad (2009–2011)

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports	Mohammad Abbasi (2011–2013)

Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Welfare	Reza Sheykholeslam (2011–2013) Asadollah Abbasi (2013)

Minister of Industries and Business	Mehdi Ghazanfari (2011–2013)

Minister of Transportation and Housing	Ali Nikzad (2011–2013)

Cabinet-level

First Vice President	Parviz Davoodi (2005–2009) Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (2009) Mohammad-Reza Rahimi (2009–2013)

Chief of Staff	Gholam-Hossein Elham (2005–2006) Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (2009–2012) Mir-Hassan Mousavi (2012–2013)

Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization	Gholam Reza Aghazadeh (2005–2009) Ali Akbar Salehi (2009–2010) Mohammad Ahmadian (2010–2011) Fereydoon Abbasi (2011–2013)

Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization	Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (2005–2009) Hamid Baqai (2009–2011) Ruhollah Ahmadzadeh (2011–2012) Mir-Hassan Mousavi (2012) Mohammed Sharif Malekzadeh (2012–2013)

Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization	Fatemeh Javadi (2005–2009) Mohammad-Javad Mohammadizadeh (2009–2013)

Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs	Hossein Dehghan (2005–2009) Masoud Zaribafan (2009–2007)

Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization of Iran	Farhad Rahbar (2005–2006) Amir-Mansour Borgheie (2006–2007)

Vice President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs	Amir-Mansour Borgheie (2007–2009) Ebrahim Azizi (2009–2012) Behrouz Moradi (2012–2013)

Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization	Mohammad Aliabadi (2005–2009) Ali Saeidlou (2009–2011)

Vice President for Parliamentary and Legal Affairs	Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi (2005–2008) Majid Jafarzadeh* (2008) Mohammad-Reza Rahimi (2008–2009)

Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs	Mohammad Reza Mirtajodini (2009–2012) Lotfollah Forouzandeh (2012–2013)

Vice President for Legal Affairs	Fatemeh Bodaghi (2009–2013)

Vice President for Management and Human Resources Development	Lotfollah Forouzandeh (?–2012) Ebrahim Azizi (2012–2013)

Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation	Parviz Davoodi (2005–2006) Sadegh Vaez-Zadeh (2006–2009) Nasrin Soltankhah (2009–2013)

Vice President and Head of National Youth Organization	Javad Haj Aliakbari (2005–2009) Mehrdad Bazrpash (2009–2010)

Vice President for Women and Family Affairs	Maryam Mojtahedzadeh (2013)

Vice President for Executive Affairs	Hamid Baqai (2011–2013)

* Acting

Political offices
Preceded by Office established	Head of Presidential Center 2005-2009	Succeeded by Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
Preceded by Mohammad Jahromi	Minister of Labour and Social Affairs 2009–2011	Succeeded by Himself as Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Welfare
Preceded by Himself as Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Welfare 2011–2013	Succeeded by Asadollah Abbasi
Preceded by Mohammad Abbasi as Minister of Cooperatives
Preceded by Sadeq Mahsouli as Minister of Welfare and Social Security

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