Mohammad Jahromi

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Mohammad Jahromi
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
In office
August 2005 – August 2009
President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad
Succeeded by Reza Sheykholeslam
Personal details
Born 1958 (age 65–66)
Tehran
Nationality Iranian
Religion Islam

Mohammad Jahromi or Ali Naghi Jahromi (born 1958) is a former Iranian governor and politician who served as minister of labor and social affairs from 2005 to 2009.

Early life and education

Jahromi was born in Tehran in 1958.[1] He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics.[2] He also received a PhD in strategic management.[1]

Career

Jahromi was the deputy chairman for executive affairs of the Guardian Council.[3] He was also one of the founding members of the IRGC in the provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran in 1979.[3] He acted as an IRGC commander in Noor.[2] In addition, he served as the governor of different provinces, including Zanjan (1982-1984), Lorestan (1984-1989) and Semnan (1984-1999).[1] He was among the members of secretariat of the State Expediency Council.[3]

On 24 August 2005, he became the minister of labor and social affairs in the first cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.[4] He was approved by the Majlis with 197 votes in favor.[5] During his tenure, he was considered to be the economic spokesperson of the government.[6] In the late 2008, he announced his candidacy for the presidential election of 2009.[7] He was succeeded by Reza Sheykholeslam in August 2009 as minister of labor and social affairs.[8]

Immediately after his removal from office, Jahromi was appointed deputy of the judiciary chief, Sadeq Larijani, in August 2009.[9] Next Jahromi was named chief of the state-run Bank Saderat. He was removed from office in September 2011 due to the Bank's alleged connection to the embezzlement of nearly $3 billion.[4]

Sanctions

Jahromi was sanctioned by the European Union on 1 December 2011 due to his presidency at the Saderat Bank, which was also sanctioned by the Union.[10] He was omitted from the sanction list in October 2012.[11]

Personal life

Jahromi is the son-in-law of Ali Akbar Nategh Noori.[12]

References

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