Mehdi Ghazanfari | |
|---|---|
 Ghazanfari in 2019 | |
| Chairman of the National Development Fund of Iran | |
| Assumed office 13 October 2021 | |
| President | Ebrahim Raisi |
| Preceded by | Morteza Shahidzadeh |
| Minister of Industry, Mines and Business | |
| In office 3 August 2011 – 15 August 2013 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Himself (Commerce) Ali Akbar Mehrabian (Industries and Mines) |
| Succeeded by | Mohammadreza Nematzadeh |
| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 3 September 2009 – 3 August 2011 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Masoud Mir Kazemi |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Industries and Business) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 16, 1960 Lorestan, Iran |
| Awards |  Order of Service (2nd class)[1] |
Mehdi Ghazanfari (Persian: مهدی غضنفری, born 16 November 1960) is an Iranian politician and the current chairman of the National Development Fund of Iran since October 2021.[2] He was Minister of Industries and Business from 3 August 2011 to 15 August 2013[3] and Minister of Commerce in the second cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 9 August 2009 to 3 August 2011.[4]
- ^ نشانهای دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدینژاد به چهکسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Raisi puts Mehdi Ghazanfari in charge of NDF". Tehran Times. 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ Ghazanfari was confirmed by Parliament as Minister of Industries and Business
- ^ Biography: Mehdi Ghazanfari Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine