Rostam Ghasemi
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Rostam Ghasemi is an Iran
ian military officer and politician who is the current Minister of Petroleum since 3 August 2011. He was Head of the Khatam Anbia Troops
in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard from 2007 to 2011.
, 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.
. After the war, he joined the Khatam Anbia Troops, the Guards' engineering and construction company, 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.
. 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
. He was confirmed by Parliament on 3 August 2011. He is also now President of OPEC
.
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 military officer and politician who is the current Minister of Petroleum since 3 August 2011. He was Head of the Khatam Anbia Troops
Khatam al-Anbia
Khatam al-Anbia is an Iranian engineering firm controlled by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps . The firm, also known as GHORB, is the IRGC's major engineering arm and one of Iran's largest contractors in industrial and development projects...
in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard from 2007 to 2011.
Early life
He was born on 5 May 1964 in ShirazShiraz
Shiraz may refer to:* Shiraz, Iran, a city in Iran* Shiraz County, an administrative subdivision of Iran* Vosketap, Armenia, formerly called ShirazPeople:* Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet* Ara Shiraz, Armenian sculptor...
, 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 WarIran-Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran, lasting from September 1980 to August 1988, making it the longest conventional war of the twentieth century...
. After the war, he joined the Khatam Anbia Troops, the Guards' engineering and construction company, 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
Mohammad Ali Jafari
General Mohammad Ali Jafari is the commander of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. He was appointed by the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, on September 1, 2007, to succeed Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi....
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 1988Iranian legislative election, 1988
The third National Consultative Assembly elections after Iranian Revolution was held on April 8, 1988 and the first meeting was held on 29 May, 1988 in Parliament...
. He was reelected in 1992
Iranian legislative election, 1992
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 10 April 1992, with a second round on 8 May. The majority of seats were won by the Association of Combatant Clerics and its allies.-Results:...
and 1996
Iranian legislative election, 1996
Elections to the Majlis of Iran were held on 8 March 1996. A total of 270 representatives were to be chosen . A second round was held on 19 April 1996, which filled 103 remaining seats where no candidate gained sufficient votes to win in the first round...
. On 26 July 2011, he was nominated as Minister of Petroleum by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to succeed Masoud Mir Kazemi
Masoud Mir Kazemi
Masoud Mir Kazemi is an Iranian politician who was Minister of Petroleum from 2009 to 2011, replacing Gholamhossein Nozari after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected. Kazemi had previously headed Shahed University and headed Iran's Ministry of Commerce...
. He was confirmed by Parliament on 3 August 2011. He is also now President of OPEC
OPEC
OPEC is an intergovernmental organization of twelve developing countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. OPEC has maintained its headquarters in Vienna since 1965, and hosts regular meetings...
.