Mehdi Ghazanfari

Mehdi Ghazanfari
Minister of Industries and Business
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 August 2011
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Himself (Commerce) Ali Akbar Mehrabian (Industries and Mines)
Minister of Commerce
In office 9 August 2009 – 3 August 2011
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Masoud Mir Kazemi
Succeeded by	Himself (Industries and Business)
Personal details
Born	November 16, 1960 (1960-11-16) (age 50) Lorestan, Iran
Nationality	Iranian

Mehdi Ghazanfari (Persian: مهدی غضنفری, born 16 November 1960) is an Iranian politician who is the current Minister of Industries and Business since 3 August 2011.^[1] He was Minister of Commerce in the second cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 9 August 2009 to 3 August 2011.^[2]

References

1. ^ Ghazanfari was confirmed by Parliament as Minister of Industries and Business
2. ^ Biography: Mehdi Ghazanfari

Political offices
Preceded by Masoud Mir Kazemi	Minister of Commerce 2009–2011	Succeeded by Himself as Minister of Industries and Business
Preceded by Himself as Minister of Commerce	Minister of Industries and Business 2011–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Ali Akbar Mehrabian as Minister of Industries and Mines

Persondata
Name	Ghazanfari, Mehdi
Alternative names
Short description	Minister of Industries and Business
Date of birth	1960-11-12
Place of birth	Lorestan, Iran
Date of death
Place of death