Seyed Ali Reza Avaei | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 20 August 2017 – 25 August 2021 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Mostafa Pourmohammadi |
| Succeeded by | Amin Hossein Rahimi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Seyed Ali Reza Avaei 20 May 1956 Dezful, Iran[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran[1] |
Seyyed Alireza Avaei (Persian: سید علیرضا آوایی; born 20 May 1956 in Dezful, Iran) is an Iranian conservative[2] politician and former prosecutor, who was the Minister of Justice from 20 August 2017 to 25 August 2021. He gained the vote of confidence from the parliament with 244 yeas, 18 nays, 23 abstentions and 3 invalid votes.[3]
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- ^ Raz Zimmt (10 August 2017), "The Second Rouhani Government: Public Demands and Presidential Constraints", INSS Insight (963), The Institute for National Security Studies, retrieved 20 August 2017
- ^ "Almost All Ministers Proposed by Rouhani Receive Vote of Confidence", Iran Front Page, 20 August 2017, retrieved 20 August 2017