Rostam Ghasemi
Sardar Rostam Qasemi | |
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Minister of Roads and Urban Development | |
Assumed office 25 August 2021 | |
President | Ebrahim Raisi |
Preceded by | |
Minister of Petroleum | |
In office 3 August 2011 – 15 August 2013 | |
President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Preceded by | Mohammad Aliabadi (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Bijan Namdar Zangeneh |
Personal details | |
Born | Sargah, Iran | 5 May 1964
Nationality | Iranian |
Spouse(s) | Marzieh-Sadat Ghasemi
(died 2007) |
Children | 4 (including Fatemeh)[2] |
Alma mater | Aryamehr University |
Awards | ![]() |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Revolutionary Guards |
Years of service | 1981–2011 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Commands | Khatam-al Anbiya Headquarter |
Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Rostam Qasemi (Persian: رستم قاسمی, born 5 May 1964) is an Iranian military officer and conservative politician who is the current Minister of Roads and Urban Development since August 25, 2021. He was minister of petroleum from 3 August 2011 to 15 August 2013.[4]
Early life and education[]
Ghasemi was born on 5 May 1964 in Sargah village, Shiraz, Fars Province.[5][6] His father was a businessman and politician, and served as the governor of the Fars Province from 1980 to 1988. He graduated from Sharif University of Technology, studying in civil engineering.[7]
Career[]
Ghasemi joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Kharg Island in 1979.[5] He participated in the Iran-Iraq War.[8] After the war, he joined the Khatam-al Anbia troops in Bushehr, the Guards' engineering and construction company.[9] In 1996, he was named head of the IRGC navy's Nouh base.[5] Ghasemi became deputy commander of the troops in 2001.[citation needed]
He was the chair of the IRGC-affiliated Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters from 2007 to 2011.[8] He retired from the military in August 2011.[citation needed]
On 26 July 2011, he was nominated as oil minister by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to succeed Masoud Mir Kazemi.[10] He was approved by the parliament on 3 August 2011, being the fourth oil minister in the Ahmedinejad government.[11] He received 216 for votes of the 246 Majlis members.[5] He was the president of the OPEC for 2011.[12] Ghasemi's tenure as oil minister ended on 15 August 2013 and he was replaced by Bijan Namdar Zanganeh in the post.[8] Shortly after leaving office Ghasemi was appointed advisor to Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan on 22 August.[8][13]
Sanctions[]
Ghasemi was included in the EU sanction list.[14]
References[]
- ^ مثنوی عاشقانه یک سیاستمدار برای همسرش
- ^ خواستگاری رفتم و چون جانباز نبودم جواب رد شنیدم!
- ^ نشانهای دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدینژاد به چهکسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ Ghasemi was confirmed by Majlis Tabnak
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Alfoneh, Ali (Winter 2012). "Iran's Revolutionary Guards Strike Oil". The Middle East Quarterly. XIX (1): 75–78. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ Biography of Rostam Ghasemi Hamshahri Online
- ^ "162nd Ordinary Meeting" (PDF). OPEC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Former Iranian Oil Minister Qasemi appointed advisor to Defense Minister". Trend. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ UPDATE 2-Iran parliament makes military man oil minister| Reuters, 3 August 2011
- ^ Four new minister was nominated to Majlis
- ^ Alizadeh, Hossein (16 August 2011). "The Best Government from Constitutional Revolution to Date!". Iran Briefing. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ Iran revolutionary guards commander becomes new president of Opec, Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian, 3 August 2011
- ^ "Ex-Iranian Oil Minister Qasemi appointed advisor to Defense Minister". ILNA. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Iran names Guards commander Rostam Qasemi oil minister". BBC News. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
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