Hassan Ghafourifard
Hassan Ghafourifard (Persian: حسن غفوریفرد) is an Iranian academic and conservative politician. Ghafourifard held government portfolios in the 1980s, before being appointed as the Physical Education Organization under president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Hassan Ghafourifard | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
Majority | 556,217 (31.95%) |
In office 14 January 2007 – 28 May 2008 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
Majority | 452,801 (21.44%) |
In office 28 May 1996 – 28 May 2000 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
Majority | 550,351 (38.49%) |
In office 3 August 1981 – 17 August 1981 | |
Constituency | Mashhad |
Majority | 314,750 (81.09%) |
Vice President of Iran Head of Physical Education Organization | |
In office September 1989 – 16 February 1994 | |
President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Preceded by | Ahmad Dargahi |
Succeeded by | Mostafa Hashemitaba |
Minister of Energy | |
In office 3 September 1981 – 12 October 1985 | |
President | Mohammad-Ali Rajai Ali Khamenei |
Prime Minister | Mohammad-Javad Bahonar Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
Preceded by | Hassan Abbaspour |
Succeeded by | Mohammad-Taqi Banki |
Governor of Khorasan Province | |
In office December 1979 – 29 July 1981 | |
President | Abulhassan Banisadr |
Prime Minister | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
Preceded by | Taher Ahmadzadeh |
Succeeded by | Mohammad-Nabi Habibi |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1943 (age 76–77)[1] Tehran, Iran[1] |
Nationality | Iranian |
Political party | Islamic Coalition Party |
Other political affiliations |
Minor parties
Electoral lists
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Alma mater | University of Kansas |
Profession | Physicist |
Website | Academic webpage |
He formerly represented Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr twice in the Parliament of Iran, as well as serving a brief spell from Mashhad and Kalat electoral district.[1]
Ghafourifard ran for Iranian presidential elections twice, and was defeated in both October 1981 and 2001 elections.[4]
References
- "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. PBS. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- Szrom, Charlie (14 May 2009). "Historical Data on Iranian Presidential Elections". Iran Tracker. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
Academic offices | ||
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Preceded by Abolhassan Naeini |
Chancellor of Imam Khomeini International University 2006–2009 |
Succeeded by Abdolali Alebouye Langeroudi |
Party political offices | ||
New title | Secretary-General of the Islamic Society of Engineers 1988–2000 |
Succeeded by Mohammad-Reza Bahonar |
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