Mohammad-Ali Najafi
Iranian mathematician and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the governor of Alborz Province, see Mohammad-Ali Najafi (governor).
Mohammad-Ali Najafi (Persian: محمدعلی نجفی; born 13 January 1952) is an Iranian mathematician and reformist politician who was the Mayor of Tehran, serving in the post for eight months, until April 2018. He held cabinet portfolios during the 1980s, 1990s and 2010s. He is also a retired professor of mathematics at Sharif University of Technology.
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Mohammad Ali Najafi | |
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Mayor of Tehran | |
In office 27 August 2017 – 10 April 2018 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf |
Succeeded by | Mohammad-Ali Afshani |
Minister of Science | |
In office 20 August 2014 – 26 November 2014 Acting | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Reza Farajidana |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Farhadi |
In office 17 August 1981 – 14 August 1984 | |
President | Mohammad-Ali Rajai Ali Khamenei |
Prime Minister | Mohammad-Javad Bahonar Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (acting) Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
Preceded by | Hassan Arefi |
Succeeded by | Iradj Fazel |
Vice President of Iran Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization | |
In office 19 August 2013 – 30 January 2014 | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Mohammed Sharif Malekzadeh |
Succeeded by | Masoud Soltanifar |
Member of City Council of Tehran | |
In office 29 April 2007 – 18 August 2013 | |
Succeeded by | Abdolmoghim Nasehi |
Majority | 202,700 (12.24%) |
Vice President of Iran Head of Management and Planning Organization | |
In office 15 August 1997 – 2 December 2000 | |
President | Mohammad Khatami |
Preceded by | Hamid Mirzadeh |
Succeeded by | Mohammad-Reza Aref |
Minister of Education | |
In office 20 September 1988 – 20 August 1997 | |
President | Ali Khamenei Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
Preceded by | Kazem Akrami |
Succeeded by | Hossein Mozaffar |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-01-13) 13 January 1952 (age 72) Tehran, Iran |
Political party | Executives of Construction Party |
Spouse(s) |
Sarvar Tabeshian (m. 1976)Mitra Ostad
(m. 2018; died 2019) |
Children | Zahra[3] |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sharif University of Technology |
Signature | |
Website | Official website |
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