Remove ads
Akbar Torkan (Persian: اکبر ترکان; 1952–2021) was an Iranian mechanical engineer[2][3] and politician, who was the President Hassan Rouhani's chief adviser from 2013 to 2018. He served as the CEO of Iran's Construction Engineering Organization from 2014 to 2017. He was also the Minister of Defense and Minister of Roads and Transportation in the government headed by President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Akbar Torkan | |
|---|---|
 Torkan in August 2014 | |
| Senior Advisor to the President of Iran | |
| In office 26 August 2013 – 1 December 2018[citation needed] | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Minister of Roads and Transportation | |
| In office 16 August 1993 – 20 August 1997 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Saeedikia |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Hojjati |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 29 August 1989 – 16 August 1993 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hossein Jalali |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Forouzandeh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1952[citation needed] Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 16 May 2021 (aged 68)[1] Tehran, Iran[citation needed] |
| Political party | Moderation and Development Party Executives of Construction Party |
| Residence | Tehran |
| Alma mater | Sharif University |
Torkan graduated from Sharif University of Technology.[4] He was governor of Hormozgan, and Ilam provinces after the revolution in 1979. Even though he was a civilian, he served as the head of the Defense Industries Organization during wartime. After the war he supported president Rafsanjani in his election.
He was appointed Minister of Defense in 1989 by Rafsanjani in his cabinet in his first term.[4] He was approved by the Majlis with a majority vote, 242 for and 10 against.[4] In second term of Rafsanjani's presidency, Torkan was appointed Minister of Roads and Transportation.[5]
According to the Tehran Times, Torkan was one of the "trusted members of Rohani’s inner circle." The same source said that Torkan was known for his liberal views on a market economy, and that he served as the deputy director of Rouhani's presidential campaign.[6]
Remove ads
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
Remove ads