Sadegh Vaez-Zadeh

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Sadegh Vaez-Zadeh
Head of National Elites Foundation
In office
1 September 2006 – 21 September 2009
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by Parviz Davoodi
Succeeded by Nasrin Soltankhah
Deputy Minister of Science
In office
2 January 2000 – 9 December 2003
President Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by Ali Ramzani
Succeeded by Ali Ramzani
In office
18 November 1989 – 19 November 1990
President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by Reza Omidi
Succeeded by Peyman Rahbar
Personal details
Born (1959-04-10) 10 April 1959 (age 65)
Mashhad, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Political party Independent
Alma mater University of Science and Technology (BS)
Queen's University (MS & PhD)

Sadegh Vaez-Zadeh (born 10 April 1959 in Mashhad) is an Iranian professor, currently teaching at the University of Tehran. He is also a member of Iran's Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution and Expediency Council.[1] He had previously served as the Vice President and Head of the National Elites Foundation under the Mahmoud Ahmedinejad administration from 2006 to 2009, which was responsible for science-related issues.

2013 presidential elections

He was the first candidate to officially register in the 2013 Iranian presidential elections, stating that his campaign was in response to public demand for change.[1][2] As part of his campaign, he stated he had "designed a comprehensive plan to solve inflation", which had long plagued Iran's economy as a result of years of international sanctions.[3]

Personal life

Vaez-Zadeh is a cousin of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

References

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