Reza Rahmani
Reza Rahmani (Persian: رضا رحمانی; born 1966) is an Iranian politician and former Minister of Industry, Mines and Business.
Reza Rahmani | |
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| رضا رحمانی | |
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| Minister of Industry, Mines and Business | |
| In office 28 October 2018 – 11 May 2020 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Shariatmadari |
| Succeeded by | Ali Reza Razm Hosseini |
| Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 3 May 2004 – 27 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 55–56) Tabriz, Iran |
Life
Rahmani was born in Tabriz. He is a member of the 7th, 8th and 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly from the electorate of Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr with Alireza Mondi Sefidan, Masoud Pezeshkian, Mir-Hadi Gharaseyyed Romiani, Mohammad Hosein Farhanghi and Mohammad Esmaeil Saeidi.[1] Rahmani won with 125,037 (39.95%) votes.
In March 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic became known to have spread to Iran, the Ministry of Industry said that Reza Rahmani was hospitalised in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Tehran due to "chemical injuries" although Iranian media had reported that he had been infected with novel coronavirus.[2] On 11 March, his infection was confirmed by semi-official Fars News Agency.[3] On 11 March, it was stated that Rahmani was believed to have recovered after receiving treatment in hospital.[4]
References
- "جدول مدارک تحصیلی و سوابق اجرایی اعضای 14 کمیسیون مجلس نهم". Farsnews Agency. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- "Iranian Minister of Industry Reza Rahmani has coronavirus: Reports". Al Arabiya English. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "Iran vice president, 2 cabinet members reportedly diagnosed with coronavirus". Times of Israel. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Iran's trade minister recovers from coronavirus". Middle East Monitor. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
