Fakhreddin Ahmadi-Danesh-Ashtiani | |
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Minister of Education | |
In office 1 November 2016 – 20 August 2017 | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Ali-Asghar Fani |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Bathaei |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Ashtian, Iran |
Political party | Islamic Iran Participation Front[1] |
Alma mater | Amirkabir University of Technology Imperial College London |
Fakhreddin Ahmadi-Danesh-Ashtiani [2] (born 1955) is an Iranian politician and scholar and the former Minister of Education.
Being a graduate of Imperial College London,[3] he is a Civil Engineering Professor at K. N. Toosi University of Technology[4] and fourth proposed minister of Ministry of Science, Research and Technology by Hassan Rouhani Government.[5] Before him, Rouhani had proposed Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi to the Iranian Parliament but he failed to get enough votes.[6] He has served in different responsibilities including deputy of Planning and Development in Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.[7] He was proposed as Minister of Education by President Rouhani on 23 October 2016 and was approved with 157 votes.