Ehsan Khandozi

Seyyed
Ehzan Khandozi
Seyyed Ehzan Khandozi
احسان خاندوزی
	Khandozi in 2024
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance
	In office25 August 2021 – 21 August 2024
President	Ebrahim Raisi; Mohammad Mokhber (acting);
Preceded by	Farhad Dejpasand
Succeeded by	Abdolnaser Hemmati
Economical Spokesperson of the Government of Iran
	In office26 October 2021 – 28 July 2024
President	Ebrahim Raisi; Mohammad Mokhber (acting);
Preceded by	Office established
Member of the Parliament of Iran
	In office27 May 2020 – 25 August 2021
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis
Majority	801,696 (43.52%)
Personal details
Born	1980 (age 45–46) Gorgan, Iran
Alma mater	Imam Sadiq UniversityIslamic Azad University

Ehsan Khandozi (Persian: سید احسان خاندوزی; born 1980) is an Iranian economist and politician who has served as the minister of economic and financial affairs from 2021 to 2024.

Early life and education

Hailing from a religious family, Khandozi was born in Gorgan in 1980.^[1]^[2] Beginning in 1998, he studied Islamic sciences and economics at Imam Sadiq University.^[1] He has a Ph.D. in economics which he obtained from Islamic Azad University.^[1]^[2]

Career

Khandozi worked as the head of the Basij.^[1] In 2013 he was made the economy director of the Parliamentary Research Center.^[1] From 2014 he began to work at Allameh Tabataba'i University.^[1] He was elected to the Majlis in 2020 representing Tehran becoming a member of the 11th term and served there in different commissions related to economy.^[2]^[3] He was nominated as the minister of economic and financial affairs to the cabinet of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and was confirmed by the Majlis on 25 August 2021.^[3] He received 254 votes in favor.^[4]

Work

Khandozi has published various articles and three books, including A just city: An introduction to the theory of economic justice in the Quran.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^gAli Ranjipour (13 August 2021). "Deeply Religious 'Safe Pair of Hands' is Iran's New Economy Chief". Iranwire. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^cJazeh Miller (13 August 2021). "Iran: Raisi's Weak Cabinet, but Specialized in Repression". Iran News Update. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ ^a ^bMaziar Motamedi (25 August 2020). "Iran's parliament approves President Raisi's conservative cabinet". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^"Majlis votes for 18 proposed ministers, rejects education minister nominee". Tehran Times. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

External links

Media related to Ehsan Khandouzi at Wikimedia Commons

[iwire-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^gAli Ranjipour (13 August 2021). "Deeply Religious 'Safe Pair of Hands' is Iran's New Economy Chief". Iranwire. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[inu21-2] Jazeh Miller (13 August 2021). "Iran: Raisi's Weak Cabinet, but Specialized in Repression". Iran News Update. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[aljaz-3] Maziar Motamedi (25 August 2020). "Iran's parliament approves President Raisi's conservative cabinet". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[4] "Majlis votes for 18 proposed ministers, rejects education minister nominee". Tehran Times. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

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