Hamid Chitchian
| Hamid Chitchian | |
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October 2014
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| Minister of Energy | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2013 |
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| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Majid Namjoo |
| Member of the Iranian Parliament | |
| In office 28 May 1988 – 28 May 1992 |
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| Constituency | Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr (electoral district) |
| Majority | 308,485 (40.10%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hamid Chitchian 21 March 1957 Tabriz, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Amirkabir University of Technology Tarbiat Modares University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
| Religion | Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iran |
| Service/branch | Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution |
| Years of service | 1980–1988 |
| Unit | Military intelligence |
| Battles/wars | Iran-Iraq War |
Hamid Chitchian (Persian/Azeri: حمید چیتچیان, born c. 1957) is an Iranian politician and the former intelligence head. He has been serving as energy minister of Iran since 15 August 2013.[2]
Early life
Chitchian was born in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, around 1957.[3][4]
Career
Chitchian joined the IRGC[5] and is the former head of its intelligence unit in Tabriz.[6] He is the former member of parliament, serving in the third term.[5] He was appointed deputy energy minister for planning and economic affairs and senior advisor to the energy minister during the first term of the President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.[5][7] At the same period he was a member of the managerial board of the Iran Power Generation Transmission and Distribution Management Company (TAVANIR) and the Energy Organization.[5] He was also one of the senior advisors to Ahmedinejad.[8]
He was nominated as energy minister by President Hassan Rouhani on 4 August 2013.[5] On 15 August, he was appointed energy minister to the cabinet of Rouhani, receiving 272 votes in favor and seven votes against in the parliament.[9] It was the second highest level of approval after that for Ali Tayebnia who was appointed economy minister.[10]
Views
Chitchian has a neoliberal economic view.[11]
References
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- 1950s births
- Amirkabir University of Technology alumni
- Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution officers
- Deputies of Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr
- Iranian Azerbaijani politicians
- Iranian Vice Ministers
- Government ministers of Iran
- Living people
- Members of the 3rd Islamic Consultative Assembly
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