Rostam Ghasemi
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Rostam Ghasemi
| Rostam Ghasemi | |
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| Minister of Petroleum | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 August 2011 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Masoud Mir Kazemi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1964 Shiraz, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Aryamehr University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | AGIR |
| Years of service | 1981–2011 |
| Commands | Commander of the Khatam Anbia Troops |
| Battles/wars | Iran-Iraq War |
Rostam Ghasemi (Persian: رستم قاسمی, born 5 May 1964[1]) is an Iranian military officer and politician who is the current Minister of Petroleum since 3 August 2011.[2] He was Head of the Khatam Anbia Troops in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard from 2007 to 2011.[3]
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Early life
He was born on 5 May 1964 in Shiraz, Fars Province. His father was a businessman and politician and served as Governor of Fars from 1980 to 1988. He graduated from Sharif University of Technology in Engineering and is Project Manager in Oil and Gas.
Military career
He joined the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution in 1981 and participated in the Iran-Iraq War. After the war, he joined the Khatam Anbia Troops, the Guards' engineering and construction company,[4] who had a major role in the re-construction of the country after the war. Ghasemi became deputy commander of the troops in 2001 after Mohammad Ali Jafari became the new head. On 1 September 2007, Jafari was appointed as chief commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Rostami succeeded Jafari. He was retired from the military in August 2011.
Political career
He was elected as a member of the Parliament from his country of birth, Shiraz in the legislative election of 1988. He was reelected in 1992 and 1996. On 26 July 2011, he was nominated as Minister of Petroleum by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to succeed Masoud Mir Kazemi.[5] He was confirmed by Parliament on 3 August 2011. He was President of OPEC for 2011.[6]
References
- ^ Biography of Rostam Ghasemi
- ^ Ghasemi was confirmed by Majlis
- ^ Rostam Ghasemi, head of Khatam Anbia Troops
- ^ UPDATE 2-Iran parliament makes military man oil minister| 3 August 2011
- ^ Four new minister was nominated to Majlis
- ^ Iran revolutionary guards commander becomes new president of Opec, Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian, 3 August 2011
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mohammad Ali Jafari |
Commander of Khatam Anbia Troops 2007-2011 |
Succeeded by Abolghasem Mozaffari |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Masoud Mir Kazemi |
Minister of Petroleum 2011-Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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