Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
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| Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar | |
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| Minister of Interior | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 9, 2009 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Deputy | Ali Javadi |
| Preceded by | Sadegh Mahsouli |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office August 9, 2005 – August 9, 2009 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Deputy | Ahmad Vahidi |
| Preceded by | Ali Shamkhani |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Vahidi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1956 Tehran, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution |
| Years of service | 1981-2009 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
Mostafa Mohammad Najjar (Persian: مصطفى محمد نجّار, born 2 December 1952) is the current Interior minister of Iran[1] since August 9, 2009. He was Minister of Defense[2] in the first cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2005 to 2009. He is a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards .
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[edit] Early life
He was born on 2 December 1952 in capital city of Tehran. He is gratunated from K. N. Toosi University of Technology in 1977. He joint to the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution since the establishment of the body in 1980, where he was in charge of the Middle East Department, with Israel, Lebanon and the Persian Gulf as places of particular attention. He was active for Military service in Kurdistan from 1980 to 1985 in the Iran-Iraq War. He became Head of Saad by Yahya Rahim Safavi in 1995.
[edit] Political career
He was designed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Parliament for Ministry of Defense in August 2005 and received 191 to 62 of votes and became Minister in August 9, 2005. He was minister until August 2009, when Ahmadinejad was reelected and designed Mohammad-Najjar as Minister of Interior. He received 178 to 72 of votes and became Minister of Interior to succeed Sadegh Mahsouli. In his ministry, Abdolmalek Rigi the Head of Terrorist group of Jundullah was arrested.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Iran urges Pakistan to hand over rebel group leader". Reuters. 23 October 2009. http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/10/23/us-iran-pakistan-attack-idUSTRE59M1YA20091023. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "Iran unveils long-range missile". The Guardian. 27 November 2007. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/nov/27/iran.marktran. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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| Preceded by Sadegh Mahsouli |
Minister of Interior 2009-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Ali Shamkhani |
Minister of Defense 2005-2009 |
Succeeded by Ahmad Vahidi |
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