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Safdar Hosseini

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Safdar Hosseini
Chairman of the National Development Fund of Iran
In office
1 October 2013 – 2 July 2016
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byMohammad Reza Farzin[1]
Succeeded byAhmad Dost Hosseini
Minister of Finance
In office
25 April 2004 – 24 August 2005
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byTahmasb Mazaheri
Succeeded byDavoud Danesh Jafari
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
In office
22 August 2001 – 25 April 2004
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byHossein Kamali
Succeeded byNasser Khaleghi
Personal details
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Izeh, Iran
Political partyIslamic Iran Participation Front
ChildrenFatemeh
Alma materShiraz University
University of Saskatchewan

Safdar Hosseini (Persian: صفدر حسینی; born 1954) is an Iranian academic and politician, who has served in various cabinet posts. He was chairman of the National Development Fund of Iran from 2013 until 2016.

Early life and education

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Hosseini was born in 1954.[2] His family is from the province of Khuzestan.[2] 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.[2]

Career

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Hosseini was the minister of labour and social affairs in the cabinet of the president Mohammad Khatami from 2001 to 2004.[2] 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.[2] Hosseini was replaced by Davoud Danesh-Jafari on 24 August 2005 when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected president.

Personal life

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His daughter, Fatemeh Hosseini, is the youngest member of Parliament of Iran.[3]

Controversy

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In 2016, while serving as the head of National Development Fund of Iran, it was leaked that Hosseini received more than $23,000 per month (dozens of times what the lowest-paid government workers earn).[4] As a result of the scandal, Safdar Hosseini and his colleagues at the board of the Fund were forced to resign from the office.[5]

References

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  1. ^ چرا طیب‌نیا به معارفه صفدر حسینی نرفت؟
  2. ^ a b c d e "Shuffling the Surgeon of Iran's Economy". Iran International (29). May 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  3. ^ "لیست انتخاباتی اصلاح‌طلبان در تهران + جدول سوابق". Iranian Labour News Agency (in Persian). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. ^ "One year after Iran nuclear deal, President Rouhani feels heat of corruption allegations". Los Angeles Times. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Salary scandal forces resignations at Iranian banks". Financial Times. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2019.