Reza Rahmani

Reza Rahmani (Persian: ‌‌رضا رحمانی; born 1966) is an Iranian politician and former Minister of Industry, Mines and Business.

Reza Rahmani
رضا رحمانی
Minister of Industry, Mines and Business
In office
28 October 2018  11 May 2020
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byMohammad Shariatmadari
Succeeded byAli Reza Razm Hosseini
Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
In office
3 May 2004  27 May 2016
ConstituencyTabriz, Osku and Azarshahr
Personal details
Born1966 (age 5455)
Tabriz, Iran

Life

Rahmani was born in Tabriz. He is a member of the 7th, 8th and 9th Islamic Consultative Assembly from the electorate of Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr with Alireza Mondi Sefidan, Masoud Pezeshkian, Mir-Hadi Gharaseyyed Romiani, Mohammad Hosein Farhanghi and Mohammad Esmaeil Saeidi.[1] Rahmani won with 125,037 (39.95%) votes.

In March 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic became known to have spread to Iran, the Ministry of Industry said that Reza Rahmani was hospitalised in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Tehran due to "chemical injuries" although Iranian media had reported that he had been infected with novel coronavirus.[2] On 11 March, his infection was confirmed by semi-official Fars News Agency.[3] On 11 March, it was stated that Rahmani was believed to have recovered after receiving treatment in hospital.[4]

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