Mehdi Ghazanfari

Mehdi Ghazanfari
مهدی غضنفری
Ghazanfari in 2019
Chairman of the National Development Fund of Iran
In office
13 October 2021 – 25 August 2026
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Masoud Pezeshkian
Preceded byMorteza Shahidzadeh
Succeeded byKhodadad Gharibpour
Minister of Industry, Mines and Business
In office
3 August 2011 – 15 August 2013
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byHimself (Commerce)
Ali Akbar Mehrabian (Industries and Mines)
Succeeded byMohammadreza Nematzadeh
Minister of Commerce
In office
3 September 2009 – 3 August 2011
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byMasoud Mir Kazemi
Succeeded byHimself (Industries and Business)
Personal details
Born (1960-11-16) November 16, 1960
Awards
Order of Service (2nd class)[1]

Mehdi Ghazanfari Khansari (Persian: مهدی غضنفری خوانساری, born 16 November 1960) is an Iranian politician and the former chairman of the National Development Fund of Iran from 2021 to 2026.[2] He was Minister of Industries and Business from 3 August 2011 to 15 August 2013[3] and Minister of Commerce in the second cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 9 August 2009 to 3 August 2011.[4]

References

  1. ↑ نشان‌های دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدی‌نژاد به چه‌کسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Raisi puts Mehdi Ghazanfari in charge of NDF". Tehran Times. 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. ↑ Ghazanfari was confirmed by Parliament as Minister of Industries and Business
  4. ↑ Biography: Mehdi Ghazanfari Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine