Hamid Mirzadeh
Hamid Mirzadeh | |
|---|---|
 At the 68th congress of Azad University, February 2014 | |
| 3rd President of the Islamic Azad University | |
| Assumed office September 18, 2013 Acting until December 11, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Farhad Daneshjoo |
| Head of Management and Planning Organization | |
| In office January 15, 1995 – August 15, 1997 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Masoud Roghani Zanjani |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Ali Najafi |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iran | |
| In office October 2, 1985 – August 3, 1989 Shared with Mohsen Sazegara | |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Mohsen Sazegara |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Governor of Kerman | |
| In office October 9, 1981 – October 2, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ali Karimi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali Karimi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1950 Sirjan, Kerman, Iran |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Amir Kabir University University of New South Wales |
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| Website | Official website |
Hamid Mirzadeh (Persian: حمید میرزاده, born November 29, 1950) is an Iranian politician and academic who is the 3rd and current president of the Islamic Azad University system.[1]
Early life and Education
He was born on 29 November 1950 in Sirjan, Kerman Province. He was educated in Sirjan and received his diploma in Mathematics. Then, he graduated from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in 1974 and began his work as a Math teacher in 1976 after completing military service. He was also graduated from Amir Kabir University (Tehran Polytechnic) in 1979. In 1995, he received his Ph.D. degree from University of New South Wales.
Political career
Mirtzadeh had served political positions in three governments (Mohammad-Java Bahonar, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani). He was Mayor of Sirjan from 1980 to 1981. He became Governor of Kerman in 1981. In October 1985, he was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister by Mir-Hossein Mousavi. He resigned from the position on 3 August 1989. Four years later, he was appointed as Head of Management and Planning Organization by President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Program "Iran 1400", the "oil economy" and the "poverty" are part of his important measures as Head of the Organization.
Academic career
He became a member of faculty of the Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. Then, he became member of faculties of the Amir Kabir University and Tehran University. He is also a professor at Amir Kabir University for more than thirty years. Mirzadeh was the head of Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute and editor in chief of Iranian Polymer Journal for years. He wrote several books and dozens of scientific reports and patents and 31 research projects and nearly 60 graduate students at Masters and PhD courses in polymer engineering, respectively. Currently based on a scientific base, Scopus 2013 h. He has 22 scientific index. He also awarded as Master of the Year in 2008. In 2007, he was invited to be part of faculty members of the Islamic Azad University. His nomination was approved by Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution and he was appointed as the university's vice president. After Farhad Daneshjoo was removed from his position on 18 September 2013, Mirzadeh becomes acting president of the university.[2] On 11 December 2013, Mirzadeh was elected as the permanent president by the university's board of directors.
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