Asadollah Abbasi (born 1961) is an Iranian

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politician who currently serves as the governor of Gilan Province, since October 2021.

Early life and education

Abbasi was born in 1961. He holds a degree in education. He received a PhD degree from

Islamic Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; fa, دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a private university system headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of universities, colleg ...

Career

Abbasi is a member of the Majlis or Parliament, being a representative of

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. He served as a member of Parliament’s education and research committee. Then he became the deputy head of the committee. Abbasi was named as deputy to then labor minister Abdolreza Sheykholeslami. On 3 February 2013, Sheykholeslam was sacked by the president

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

and Abbasi was appointed acting labor minister. On 24 April, Ahmedinejad proposed him as the minister of labor. Abbasi was approved as the minister by the Majlis on 5 May. Abbasi's term ended on 15 August 2013 and he was replaced by Ali Rabii in the post.

References

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