Summary
Rahman Dadman (Persian: رحمان دادمان; 1956–2001) was an Iranian politician. Trained as a civil engineer, Dadman briefly served as the Minister of Roads and Transportation between January and May 2001. He died in a plane crash on 17 May 2001.
Rahman Dadman | |
|---|---|
| Persian: رحمان دادمان | |
| Minister of Roads and Transportation | |
| In office 14 January 2001 – 17 May 2001 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud Hojjati |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Khorram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 Ardabil, Iran |
| Died | 17 May 2001 (aged 44–45) Near Sari, Iran |
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
| Spouse | Zohratalsadat Nazari |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Tehran, University of Manchester |
Biography edit
Dadman was born in Ardabil in 1956.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Tehran in 1983.[1] He also obtained a master of science degree in the same field from the same institution in 1986.[1] Dadman held a PhD again in civil engineering which he received from the University of Manchester in 1996.[1] Before the 1979 revolution Dadman was part of the revolutionaries.[2]
Dadman worked at his alma mater, University of Tehran, as a faculty member.[3] He was appointed Minister of Roads and Transportation under President Mohammad Khatami on 14 January 2001.[2][3] On 17 May 2001 he died in an air accident with about 30 other passengers in the crash of an Iranian Yak-40 plane, 13 miles from the city of Sari, Iran, in northern Iran.[4][3]
Dadman was married to Zohratalsadat Nazari who was one of the individuals involved in the capture of the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979.[1] They had four children.[3] One of his children, Ali Dadman, died on 27 June 2016 under mysterious conditions.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Mehrzad Boroujerdi; Kourosh Rahimkhani (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. p. 297, 429. ISBN 978-0-8156-5432-2.
- ^ a b Hesam Forozan (2015). The Military in Post-Revolutionary Iran: The Evolution and Roles of the Revolutionary Guards. Abingdon, UK: Taylor & Francis. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-317-43074-2.
- ^ a b c d "Iran minister feared dead in crash". CNN. Tehran. 17 May 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Iranian minister's crashed plane found". BBC. 18 May 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Was "Economic Guerrilla" Ali Dadman Murdered?". IranWire. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.