Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi

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Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi
Head of Parliament of Iran's Commission on Education and Research
In office 12 June 2012[1] and 2019 for second time – 28 June 2018
Preceded by	Ali Abbaspour
Succeeded by	Mohammad Reza Aref
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office 28 May 2012 – 27 May 2024
Constituency	Kerman and Ravar [fa]
Majority	150,825
Iranian Ambassador to Malaysia
In office 22 November 2009[2] – 11 October 2011[3]
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Mehdi Khandabadi
Succeeded by	Jalal Firouznia
Minister of Science, Research and Technology
In office 24 August 2005 – 3 September 2009
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Jafar Towfighi
Succeeded by	Kamran Daneshjoo
Personal details
Born	1953 (age 70–71) Kerman, Iran
Political party	Front of Islamic Revolution Stability (2011–present)[4] Islamic Society of Engineers (2012–present)[5] YEKTA Front (2015–present)[6]
Alma mater	Tarbiat Modares University
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Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi (born 1953 in Kerman) is an Iranian politician and was the former minister of science and technology in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Zahedi was approved by Iran's parliament with the fewest supporting votes possible (supporters had only one vote more than opponents). He was elected as a Member of the Parliament in 2012 election. He was reelected in 2016. On 1 January 2017, he has announced that he would run for presidency in 2017 presidential election. His nomination was rejected by the Guardian Council.