Mohammad Jahromi (born 1958) is a former Iranian governor and politician who served as minister of labor and social affairs from 2005 to 2009.

Early life and education

Jahromi was born in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

in 1958. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He also received a PhD in strategic management.

Career

Jahromi was the deputy chairman for executive affairs of the Guardian Council. He was also one of the founding members of the

IRGC The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...

in the provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran in 1979. He acted as an IRGC commander in Noor. In addition, he served as the governor of different provinces, including Zanjan (1982-1984), Lorestan (1984-1989) and Semnan (1984-1999). He was among the members of secretariat of the State Expediency Council. On 24 August 2005, he became the minister of labor and social affairs in the first cabinet of

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

. He was approved by the

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with 197 votes in favor. During his tenure, he was considered to be the economic spokesperson of the government. In late 2008, he announced his candidacy for the presidential election of 2009. He was succeeded by

Reza Sheykholeslam Abdolreza Sheykholeslami ( fa, عبدالرضا شیخ‌الاسلامی) 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 sec ...

in August 2009 as minister of labor and social affairs. Immediately after his removal from office, Jahromi was appointed deputy of the judiciary chief,

Sadeq Larijani Sadeq Ardeshir Larijani ( fa, صادق اردشیر لاریجانی; born 12 March 1961), better known as Amoli Larijani ( fa, آملی لاریجانی), is an Iranian scholar, conservative politician, and current chairman of Expediency Discern ...

, in August 2009. Next Jahromi was named chief of the state-run Bank Saderat.

Sanctions

Jahromi was sanctioned by

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on 1 December 2011 due to his presidency at the Saderat Bank, which was also sanctioned by the Union. He was omitted from the sanction list in October 2012.

Personal life

Jahromi is the son-in-law of Ali Akbar Nategh Noori.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jahromi, Mohammad 21st-century Iranian politicians 1958 births Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers Government ministers of Iran Governors of Lorestan Province Governors of Zanjan Province Living people People from Jahrom People from Tehran Governors of Hamadan Province