Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi

Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi
Minister of Information and Communications Technology
In office
20 August 2017 – 25 August 2021
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byMahmoud Vaezi
Succeeded byIssa Zarepour
Personal details
Born (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 43)[1]
Jahrom, Fars Province, Iran[1]
Children4
Alma materPower and Water University of Technology[2]
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Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi (Persian: محمدجواد آذری جهرمی; born 16 September 1982) is an Iranian politician and former intelligence officer[3] who served as the Minister of Information and Communications Technology in the administration of President Hassan Rouhani from 2017 to 2021.

He gained vote of confidence from the parliament on 20 August 2017, with 152 yeas, 120 nays, 7 abstentions and 9 invalid votes.[4]

He was the youngest member of the cabinet of Iran, as well as the first Iranian minister born after the Iranian Revolution.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Iran-related Designation", United States Department of the Treasury, 22 November 2019, retrieved 22 November 2019
  2. ^ "Hassan Rouhani's cabinet is complete. Here's the full list", Tehran Times, 8 August 2017, retrieved 8 August 2017
  3. ^ Barlow, Rebecca; Akbarzadeh, Shahram (2018), Human Rights and Agents of Change in Iran: Towards a Theory of Change, Springer, p. 43, ISBN 978-9811088247
  4. ^ "Almost All Ministers Proposed by Rouhani Receive Vote of Confidence", Iran Front Page, 20 August 2017, retrieved 20 August 2017
  5. ^ "Proposed ICT Minister Promises More, Better Internet", Financial Tribune, 16 August 2017, retrieved 20 August 2017