Mohammad Nahavandian
| محمد نهاوندیان Mohammad Nahavandian |
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Nahavandian in 2015
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| Chief of Staff of the President of Iran | |
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Assumed office 4 August 2013 |
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| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Deputy | Morteza Bank |
| Preceded by | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
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| Born |
6 February 1954 Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Islamic Coalition Party |
| Alma mater |
Alavi Institute Qom Hawza University of Tehran George Washington University |
| Profession | Politician, Economist |
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| Website | Official website |
Mohammad Nahavandian (Persian: محمد نهاوندیان, born 2 February 1954) is an Iranian politician and economist who currently serves as the Chief of Staff of the President of Iran.
Nahavandian is the son of Jafar Nahavandian, a famous Iranian religious figure and founder of Hossienieh Zanjaniha. He was born on 2 February 1954 in Tehran. He graduated from Alavi Institute in 1976 with a degree in economics and then moved to United States for education at George Washington University. He left the United States and returned to Iran before Iranian Revolution. He was one of the closest people to Morteza Motahari and Mohammad Javad Bahonar. He then founded Economic Council of Iran in 1980 but returned to the United States to continue his education. He received his Ph.D in economics in 1989 and founded Islamic Cooperation of the Americans. He returned to Iran after eight years in 1994.
Nahavandian became deputy minister of commerce, having been appointed by Yahya Ale Eshaq. After Mohammad Shariatmadari succeeded Ale Eshaq, he remained at his position. In 2002, he resigned from office to become Economic adviser to the President Mohammad Khatami. He also became head of economic programs at IRIB in the same year. After Ali Larijani was appointed as the Secretary of Supreme National Security Council, he named Nahavandian as his deputy in economic affairs. He was also choice of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the head of (TSE) in 2006 but he rejected it to continue his career at the Security Council. After the resignation of Larijani, he also do same.
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