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Mohammad Jahromi (born 1958) is a former Iranian governor and politician who served as minister of labor and social affairs from 2005 to 2009.

Early life and education

Jahromi was born in Tehran in 1958.[1][2] He holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in public administration which he obtained in 1993 and 1997, respectively.[2] He also received a PhD in strategic management in 2005.[1][2]

Career

Jahromi was the deputy chairman for executive affairs of the Guardian Council.[3] He was also one of the founding members of the IRGC in the provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran in 1979.[3] He acted as an IRGC commander in Noor. In addition, he served as the governor of different provinces, including Zanjan (1982-1984), Lorestan (1984-1989) and Semnan (1984-1999).[1] He was among the members of secretariat of the State Expediency Council.[3]

On 24 August 2005, he became the minister of labor and social affairs in the first cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.[4] He was approved by the Majlis with 197 votes in favor.[5] He was succeeded by Reza Sheykholeslam in August 2009 as minister of labor and social affairs.[6]

Immediately after his removal from office, Jahromi was appointed deputy of the judiciary chief, Sadeq Larijani, in August 2009.[7] Next Jahromi was named chief of the state-run Bank Saderat.[2] He was removed from office following his involvement in a financial scandal.[2]

Sanctions

Jahromi was sanctioned by the European Union on 1 December 2011 due to his presidency at the Saderat Bank, which was also sanctioned by the Union.[8] He was omitted from the sanction list in October 2012.[9]

Personal life

Jahromi is the son-in-law of Ali Akbar Nategh Noori.[2][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Iran cabinet: Biography of proposed labour minister". BBC. 14 August 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Mehrzad Boroujerdi; Kourosh Rahimkhani (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. pp. 522, 645. doi:10.2307/j.ctt20p56tf. ISBN 978-0-8156-5432-2.
  3. ^ a b c "18 of Iran's 21 new ministers hail from Revolutionary Guards, secret police". Iran Focus. 14 August 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Controversy". PBS. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Iran: 17 proposed ministers receive votes of confidence, 4 rejected". Payvand. 25 August 2005. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  6. ^ Hossein Alizadeh (16 August 2011). "The Best Government from Constitutional Revolution to Date!". Iran Briefing. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Larijani and Ahmadinejad to shuffle ministers". Etemad-e Melli. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Council Decision 2011/783/CFSP". EU Official Gazette. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Persons referred to at point (2) of Article 1". EU Official Gazette. October 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  10. ^ "Latest from Iran". EA World View. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

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