Ahmad Khorram
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Ahmad Khorram (born 1950) is Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

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Khorram was the Minister of Roads and Transportation, under President Mohammad Khatami
Mohammad Khatami
Sayyid Mohammad Khātamī is an Iranian scholar, philosopher, Shiite theologian and Reformist politician. He served as the fifth President of Iran from August 2, 1997 to August 3, 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture in both the 1980s and 1990s...

, until October 3, 2004, when he was impeached by the Majlis of Iran
Majlis of Iran
The National Consultative Assembly of Iran , also called The Iranian Parliament or People's House, is the national legislative body of Iran...

 by 188 votes out of 258 present members of the parliament. He was replaced by Ahmad Sadegh-Bonab
Ahmad Sadegh-Bonab
Ahmad Sadegh-Bonab is an Iranian politician. He was in a short time the Minister of Roads and Transportation after Ahmad Khorram, the former Minister was impeached by the Majlis on October 3, 2004....

, as the temporary supervisor of the Ministry.

Born in Isfahan
Isfahan (city)
Isfahan , historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Sepahan or Hispahan, is the capital of Isfahan Province in Iran, located about 340 km south of Tehran. It has a population of 1,583,609, Iran's third largest city after Tehran and Mashhad...

, and having a bachelor degree in Roads and Structures Engineering from University of Tabriz
University of Tabriz
The University of Tabriz is a public university in Tabriz, Iran. It is the second-oldest university in Iran after the University of Tehran and the biggest academic institution in northwestern Iran and one of five biggest universities in Iran...

, Khorram's previous posts in the Iranian government included the governorship of Hormozgan, Khuzestan, and Hamedan and vice ministership of the Ministry of Roads and Transportation.

External links

BBC article on impeachment of Khorram
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