Bijan Namdar Zangeneh
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Born in March 1953 in Kermanshah / Married with 4 children
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Language: Persian, English
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Education: MSc in civil engineering from the Technical Faculty of the University of Tehran, high distinction
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Faculty member at Khajeh Nasiruddin Tousi University from 1977 to 2006 / retired
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Courses Taught: project management, economics, petroleum management at the University of Tehran and the Sharif University of Technology
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Career
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Deputy Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance for Cultural Affairs / 1980-1992
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Member of Construction Jihad Central Committee / 1982-1983
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First Minister of Construction Jihad / 1983-1988
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Minister of Energy / 1988-1997
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Minister of Petroleum / 1997-2005, 2013-Present
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Member of Economic Council / 1983-2005, 2013-Present
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29Years of Ministership in Islamic Republic Administrations
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Member of Expediency Council / 1996-2011
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Member of General Assembly of Central Bank of Iran / 2017-Present
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Member of Spatial Planning Supreme Council / 2017-Present