Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee

Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee (Persian: حمیدرضا حاجی‌بابایی, born 14 May 1959) is an Iranian politician who was Minister of Education from 2009 to 2013. He is the current member of the Parliament of Iran from Hamedan since 2016, as he previously held the position from the same district from 1996 until 2009 when he was nominated as Minister of Education by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and was confirmed by Parliament.^[8] Haji Babaee gained a B.A. in 1988 and M.A. in 1993, both in theology, and obtained Ph.D. in 1998.^[3]

Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee
Minister of Education
In office 15 November 2009 – 15 August 2013
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Ramezan Mohsenpour (acting)
Succeeded by	Ali-Asghar Fani
Member of the Parliament of Iran
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 May 2020
Constituency	Hamadan and Famenin
Majority	95,727 (45.29%)
In office 28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
Constituency	Hamadan and Famenin
Majority	133,343 (49.61%)[1]
In office 27 May 2008 – 15 November 2009
Constituency	Hamadan and Famenin
Majority	109,975 (54.83%)[2]
In office 27 May 2004 – 26 May 2008
Constituency	Hamadan and Famenin
Majority	105,503 (50.26%)
In office 27 May 2000 – 26 May 2004
Constituency	Hamadan and Famenin
Majority	59,787 (26.74%)
In office 27 May 1996 – 26 May 2000
Constituency	Hamadan and Famenin
Majority	74,020 (64.01%)
Personal details
Born	(1959-05-14) May 14, 1959 (age 65) Maryanaj, Hamadan, Iran[3]
Political party	YEKTA Front (since 2015)
Other political affiliations	Electoral lists United Front of Principlists (2008) Moderation and Development Party (1999–2007; inactive from 2005)[4] Islamic Republican Party[5]
Alma mater	University of Tehran[3] Islamic Azad University, Karaj[3] Islamic Azad University, Tehran, SR[3]
Cabinet	Ahmadinejad II[6]
Portfolio	University of Tehran
Awards	Order of Education and Pedagogy (2nd class)[7]
Website	Official website

References

1. نتایج انتخابات در استان همدان /نهایی
2. نتایج قطعی انتخابات هشتمین دوره مجلس شورای اسلامی (غیر از تهران)
3. Boroujerdi & Rahimkhani 2018, p. 481.
4. "الف - متن استعفای ۴ عضو شورای مرکزی حزب اعتدال و توسعه" (in Persian). Alef. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
5. "Resume". Official website of Dr. Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
6. Boroujerdi & Rahimkhani 2018, p. 155.
7. نشان‌های دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدی‌نژاد به چه کسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
8. Biography: Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee

Sources

• Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-3574-1.

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Assembly seats
Preceded by Unknown	Head of Teachers fraction 1996–2009 2016–present	Succeeded by Asadollah Abbasi
Preceded by Hossein Naghavi-Hosseini		Incumbent
New title	Head of Wilayi Deputies parliamentary group 2016–2020	Vacant
Political offices
Preceded by Ramezan Mohsenpour acting	Minister of Education 2009–2013	Succeeded by Ali-Asghar Fani
Party political offices
New title	Secretary-General of the YEKTA Front 2015–present	Incumbent
	Spokesperson of the YEKTA Front 2015–2016	Succeeded by Mohammad Hosseini