Majid Khodabakhsh

Majid Khodabakhsh
Governor of East Azerbaijan
In office
24 September 2017 – 17 November 2018
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byEsmaeil Jabbarzadeh
Succeeded byMohammad-Reza Pour-Mohammadi
Governor of Ardabil Province
In office
7 November 2013 – 24 September 2017
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byAkbar Nikzad
Succeeded byAkbar Behnamjou
Personal details
Born1956
Ardabil, Iran
Alma materUniversity of Shiraz

Majid Khodabakhsh (Persian: مجید خدابخش, born 1956 in Ardabil) is an Iranian moderate[1] reformist[2] politician, and the current Governor of East Azerbaijan since 2017, in the Government of Hassan Rouhani.[3] He was previously Governor of Ardebil Province from 2013 to 2017, and also was former Deputy Governor of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan.

  1. ^ "جدول تغییرات 25گانه استانداران در 100 روز اول دولت روحانی/استانداران بومی، اعتدالی با مشی اقتصادی". Khabar Online. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  2. ^ "جنس مدیران سیاسی استان از جنس اصلاح‌طلبی است". Shargh. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. ^ "استاندار جدید اردبیل را بیشتر بشناسیم + زندگی‌نامه". Fars News Agency. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.