Mahmoud Hojjati

Summary

Mahmoud Hojjati (Persian: محمود حجتی, born 9 October 1955[1]) is an Iranian politician and former Minister of Agriculture, a position he had held from January 2001 to August 2005, in the cabinet of Mohammad Khatami and again from August 2013 to November 2019 under Hassan Rouhani.[2] He was Minister of Roads and Transportation form 1997 to January 2001, in the first three years of President Khatami's first cabinet. He was governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Province from 1989 to 1994. He is also member of central committee of Islamic Iran Participation Front.[3]

Mahmoud Hojjati
محمود حجتی
Hojjati in 2014
Minister of Agriculture
In office
15 August 2013 – 25 November 2019
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded bySadeq Khalilian
Succeeded byAbbas Keshavarz (acting)
In office
14 January 2001 – 24 August 2005
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byIsa Kalantari (as Minister of Agriculture)
Mohammad Saeedikia (as Minister of Jihad of Construction)
Succeeded byMohammad-Reza Eskandari
Minister of Roads and Transportation
In office
20 August 1997 – 14 January 2001
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byAkbar Torkan
Succeeded byRahman Dadman
Personal details
Born (1955-10-09) 9 October 1955 (age 68)
Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran
Political partyIslamic Iran Participation Front
Alma materIsfahan University of Technology
WebsiteGovernmental website

References edit

  1. ^ "محمود حجتی". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  2. ^ معرفی سوابق و گرایش سیاسی وزیران پیشنهادی روحانی/ 7 وزیر اصلاح‌طلب و 2 وزیر اصولگرا در کابینه اعتدال
  3. ^ دبیرکل جدید جبهه مشارکت انتخاب شد

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