Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli | |
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| Minister of Interior | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2013 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar |
| President of the Supreme Audit Court | |
| In office 2 July 2008 – 15 August 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Reza Rahimi |
| Succeeded by | Amin Hosseini (Acting) |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 4 May 1992 – 3 May 1996 | |
| Constituency | Shirvan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Shirvan, Iran |
| Political party | Islamic Society of Engineers |
| Alma mater | Tarbiat Modares University |
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Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli (عبدالرضا رحمانی فضلی in Persian; born 1959) is an Iranian politician, government official and interior minister of Hassan Rouhani's government. He was the president of Supreme Audit Court from 2008 to 2013.
Early life and education
Fazli was born in Shirvan in 1959.[1][2] He received a PhD in geography from Tarbiat Modarres University.[3]
Career
Fazli served in different positions, including the head of the planning department, member of parliament, deputy chairman of Iranian National TV and Radio, deputy head of economic and international affairs at the ministry of interior.[4][5] He was appointed secretary and deputy head of the Supreme National Security Council in October 2005.[6] He was deputy of Ali Larijani in charge of the cultural, social and media affairs during the first presidential term of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.[5][7][8] Fazli resigned from post in November 2007 one month after the appointment of Saeed Jalili as the head of the council.[9]
In July 2008, Fazli was appointed as the president of the Supreme Audit Court.[4] He was reappointed to the post in July 2012 for further four years.[4]
In late July 2013, the Mehr news agency reported that Fazli is the only candidate for interior minister at the cabinet of President Hassan Rouhani.[10] Fazli was nominated by Rouhani for the post on 4 August.[11] He was confirmed by the Parliament on 15 August, replacing Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar in the post. Fazli was given 256 for votes and 19 against votes, while 9 members of the Parliament did not attend the session.[12]
Views and alliances
Fazli is a conservative politician and long-term associate of Ali Larijani, parliament speaker.[13][14]
References
- ^ Alfoneh, Ali (5 August 2013). "All the President's Men: Rouhani's Cabinet" (Policy Brief). Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ نگاهی به سوابق هیات وزیران دولت یازدهم Tabnak
- ^ "President Hassan Rouhani's pragmatic conservative, security-intelligence-oriented Cabinet nominations". Iran Politik. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Dr. Abdulreza Rahmani Fazli was re-appointed to serve as the Senior President of Supreme Audit Court of Islamic Republic of Iran". ASOSAI. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ a b Yonah Alexander; Milton M. Hoenig (2008). The New Iranian Leadership: Ahmadinejad, Terrorism, Nuclear Ambition, and the Middle East. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-275-99639-0. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Supreme National Security Council". Global Security. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Larijani-Solana talks not scheduled". PressTV. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Larijani's Deputy Resigns". Rooz Online. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Iran's deputy head of Supreme National Security Council resigns". Xinhua. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Iran News Round Up - 29 July 2013". AEI. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Hassan Rouhani's New List of Ministers Unveiled". Haberler. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Iranian Parliament Gives Vote of Confidence to Majority of Rouhani's Proposed Ministers". Fars News. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ Randjbar Daemi, Siavush (8 August 2013). "In Iran, Rowhani's first cabinet strikes a complex balance". The Conversation. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Iran politics: Rowhani takes a centre line in his cabinet nominees". ViewsWire. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.