24 Notable alumni of
Iran University of Science and Technology
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The Iran University of Science and Technology is 1324th in the world, 289th in Asia, and 9th in Iran by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 24 notable alumni from the Iran University of Science and Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Enrolled in the Iran University of Science and Technology
- In 1975 graduated with Bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianengineer
- Biography
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an Iranian principlist and nationalist politician who served as the sixth president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. He is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. He was known for his hardline views and nuclearisation of Iran. He was also the main political leader of the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, a coalition of conservative political groups in the country, and served as mayor of Tehran from 2003 to 2005, reversing many of his predecessor's reforms.
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Mohsen Rezaee
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary leader
- Biography
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Mohsen Rezaee is an Iranian conservative politician affiliated with the Resistance Front of Islamic Iran and senior military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council, secretary of the Supreme Council for Economic Coordination, as well as the secretary of the Iranian government's Economic Committee. He was secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council from 1997 to 2021 and Vice President of Iran for Economic Affairs between 2021 and 2023.
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Hossein Salami
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary personnel
- Biography
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Hossein Salami is an Iranian military officer who is the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Born in Golpayegan, he joined the IRGC when the Iran–Iraq War started, when he was a college student. He rose through the ranks, becoming deputy commander. On 21 April 2019, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, appointed him as the new Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC, replacing major general Mohammad Ali Jafari.
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Mohammad Nourizad
- Occupations
- film directorbloggerpoliticianscreenwriter
- Biography
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Mohammad Nourizad, born 10 December 1952) is an Iranian filmmaker, activist, and former journalist for the conservative daily Kayhan. He was arrested in April 2010 after writing a letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, urging him to apologize to the nation for the bloody crackdown on the opposition, after the disputed 2009 June presidential elections. He was again arrested in August 2019, for protesting at another dissident's trial, and convicted in August 2020.
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Tahmineh Milani
- Occupations
- film directordirectorscreenwriterfilm producerarchitect
- Biography
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Tahmineh Milāni is an Iranian feminist activist, and film director and producer.
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Hamid Baghaei
- Occupations
- politiciangeographer
- Biography
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Hamid Baghaei is an Iranian conservative politician and former intelligence officer who is considered one of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's closest confidants. He first entered the administration in 2006 as deputy of Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei in the Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization. In 2011, he simultaneously held the position of vice president in charge of executive affairs and supervised the presidential administration.
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Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Yasser Hashemi Rafsanjani is the youngest son of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former president of Iran.
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Homayoun Khorram
- Occupations
- composer
- Biography
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Ostad Homayoun Khorram, (June 30, 1930 – January 17, 2013) was an Iranian musician, composer, violinist, and a member of the high council of Iran's house of music.
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Azam Farahi
- Occupations
- teacher
- Biography
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Azam al-Sadat Farahi is an Iranian teacher who is married to former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Abdulali Ali-Asghari
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Abdulali Ali-Asgari is the current CEO of Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Corporation.He is also an Iranian media executive who was the former director-general of IRIB.
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Ali Nikzad
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ali Nikzad is an Iranian conservative politician and academic and a former cabinet minister.
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Sadegh Mahsouli
- Occupations
- politicianentrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Sadegh Mahsouli is an Iranian politician who was Minister of Interior from 2008 to 2009 and Minister of Welfare and Social Security from 2009 to 2011. He was appointed to this post on 19 November 2009 as part of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second cabinet after a Parliamentary vote. From 24 March 2008 to 9 August 2009, he was Minister of Interior of Ahmadinejad's first cabinet. He was succeeded Ali Kordan who was impeached by Parliament in November 2008.
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Hossein Mousavian
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Seyed Hossein Mousavian is an Iranian policymaker and scholar who served on Iran's nuclear diplomacy team in negotiations with the EU and International Atomic Energy Agency. He resides in the United States and is a visiting research scholar at Princeton University.
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Masoud Mir Kazemi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Masoud Mir Kazemi is an Iranian conservative politician and the former Vice President of Iran and head of Plan and Budget Organization. He was a member of the Parliament of Iran from Tehran district from 2012 until 2016, and also previously served at two ministerial posts in the cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Hossein Saffar Harandi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mohammad-Hossein Saffar-Harandi is an Iranian politician who was minister of culture and Islamic guidance of Iran from 21 August 2005 until 23 July 2009 when he resigned after opposing the appointment of Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei as vice president. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council.
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Mohsen Armin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mohsen Armin is an Iranian politician. He was a representative for Tehran and vice speaker of the Majlis during the sixth term of the Majlis. He is also a central committee member and speaker of Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization.
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Mehdi Ghazanfari
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Mehdi Ghazanfari is an Iranian politician and the current chairman of the National Development Fund of Iran since October 2021. He was Minister of Industries and Business from 3 August 2011 to 15 August 2013 and Minister of Commerce in the second cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 9 August 2009 to 3 August 2011.
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Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi
- Born in
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Iran - Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi is an Iranian politician. He was a "senior adviser" to Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and deputy interior minister for political affairs. He is said to have "strong ties to the Revolutionary Guard Corps and to the intelligence services" and to be "a constant presence at the president's side, in every cabinet meeting and during midday prayers at the office..." and acting "more as a cross between Iran's Karl Rove and a president's chief of staff."
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Abdolreza Sheykholeslami
- Occupations
- politicianengineer
- Biography
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Abdolreza Sheykholeslami is an Iranian politician who is the former Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare. Before that, he was the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the second cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2009 to 2011. He was dismissed from office on 3 February 2013, being the ninth minister to be fired during the second term of president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad since 2009.
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Shahabaddin Bimegdar
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Shahabaddin Bimeghdar is an Iranian reformist politician. He was born in Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan Province. He is a member of the tenth Islamic Consultative Assembly from the electorate of Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr. In the past he was representative Varzeghan in Parliament for first and second terms.
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Hamidreza Fouladgar
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hamidreza Fouladgar is an Iranian conservative politician and former member of the Parliament of Iran representing Isfahan electoral district.
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Ali Yousefpour
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ali Yousefpour is an Iranian journalist and conservative politician who was formerly a member of the Parliament of Iran from 1984 to 1996. In 2006, he was appointed as the caretaker for the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security under administration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Maryam Sadeghi
- Years
- 1980-.. (age 44)
- Occupations
- businesspersoncomputer scientist
- Biography
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Maryam Sadeghi is an Iranian-born Canadian computer scientist and businesswoman in the field of medical image analysis.
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Alireza Nasiri
- Occupations
- businesspersonacademic
- Biography
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Alireza Nasiri is an Iranian academic, businessman and technocrat. Nasiri played a leading role in establishing online degree programs in Iran, founding the first online degree program in University of Tehran and projects on e-government in Iran. He was general director of planning and development in Iran's Ministry of Cooperatives between 2004 and 2005 while also serving as acting Vice Minister.