Mohammad Reza Aref (Persian: محمدرضا عارف, born 19 December 1951) is an Iranian engineer, academic and reformist politician.[3] He is the Vice President of Iran since 2024, and previously from 2001 until 2005.
Mohammad Reza Aref | |
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![]() Aref in 2016 | |
2nd and 8th First Vice President of Iran | |
Assumed office 28 July 2024 | |
President | Masoud Pezeshkian |
Preceded by | Mohammad Mokhber |
In office 26 August 2001 – 10 September 2005 | |
President | Mohammad Khatami |
Preceded by | Hassan Habibi |
Succeeded by | Parviz Davoodi |
Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
In office 28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
Majority | 1,608,926 (49.55%) |
Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
Assumed office 16 March 2002 | |
Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
Chairman | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani |
Supervisor of Presidential Administration of Iran | |
In office 26 August 2001 – 10 September 2005 | |
President | Mohammad Khatami |
Preceded by | Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Succeeded by | Ali Saeedlou |
Vice President of Iran Head of Management and Planning Organization | |
In office 2 December 2000 – 11 September 2001 | |
President | Mohammad Khatami |
Preceded by | Mohammad-Ali Najafi |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Sattarifar |
Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone | |
In office 20 August 1997 – 17 June 2000 | |
President | Mohammad Khatami |
Preceded by | Mohammad Gharazi |
Succeeded by | Nasrollah Jahangard (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Yazd, Imperial State of Iran | 19 December 1951
Political party | Omid Iranian Foundation[1] |
Other political affiliations | Islamic Iran Participation Front (Founding member)[2] |
Spouse(s) | Hamideh Moravvej Farshi |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Tehran Stanford University |
Occupation | Academic |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | Official persian website Official academic website |
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