Mohammad Gharazi
| Mohammad Gharazi | |
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Gharazi voting in Hosseiniyeh Ershad, 2016
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| Member of the City Council of Tehran | |
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In office 29 April 1999 – 3 January 2000 |
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| Majority | 192,211 (13.69%) |
| Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone | |
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In office 31 October 1985 – 15 August 1997 |
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| President |
Ali Khamenei Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Morteza Nabavi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Reza Aref |
| Minister of Petroleum | |
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In office 15 August 1981 – 31 October 1985 |
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| President |
Mohammad-Ali Rajai Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister |
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Javad Tondguyan |
| Succeeded by | Gholam Reza Aghazadeh |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
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In office 12 August 1981 – 15 August 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Ahmad Salamatian |
| Constituency | Isfahan |
| Majority | 237,443 (77.5%) |
| Governor of Khuzestan Province | |
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In office 2 January 1980 – July 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Ahmad Madani |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Hassan Tavallayi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 October 1941 Isfahan, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Political party | Independent |
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| Spouse(s) | Razieh Salimi |
| Residence | Pasdaran, Tehran |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
Mohammad Gharazi (Persian: محمد غرضی, also spelled Mohammad Qarazi) is an Iranian politician who served as minister of petroleum from 1981 to 1985 and minister of post from 1985 to 1997. He was also a member of the Iranian Parliament from 1980 to 1984 and also governor of Khuzestan Province. He was an independent candidate in the 2013 presidential election.
He was born on 5 October 1941 in Shahreza, Isfahan province. He studied electronics the University of Tehran. He later moved to France but was back to his home country and was arrested by SAVAK in 1972.
Gharazi began his political career in 1974 and was exiled to Iraq by Shah's government. In 1976, he joined the Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO). He accompanied Ruhollah Khomeini on his trip from Paris to Tehran. Following the establishment of the Islamic Republic, Gharazi was appointed governor of Kurdistan Province and later Khuzestan Province. He was elected as member of the Iranian Parliament in 1980 election. He later was appointed minister of petroleum by the then Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi. He held this post until 1985, when he became minister of post (currently Communication). He resigned from office in 1997 after election of Mohammad Khatami. He was also a member of City Council of Tehran from 1999 to 2000.
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