Mahmoud Farshidi is an Iranian politician and the
Minister of Education of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
from 2005 to 2008. He was nominated for the post on the 2 November 2005 by president
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. There was some controversy over the appointment due to his lack of experience. He was approved by the
Iranian legislative on the 9 November by 136 votes to 91.
[http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2005/iran-051109-rferl03.htm Iran's president wins three cabinet picks, withdraws fourth]
He is a former writer for the conservative ''
Resalat'' newspaper.
References
External links
Article by Mahmoud Farshidi in Resalat newspaper in 2003
Living people
Government ministers of Iran
Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces politicians
Impeached Iranian officials
Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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