Ehsan Khandozi | |
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Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance | |
Assumed office 25 August 2021 | |
President | Ebrahim Raisi |
Preceded by | Farhad Dejpasand |
Economical Spokesperson of the Government of Iran | |
Assumed office 26 October 2021 | |
President | Ebrahim Raisi |
Preceded by | vacant |
Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
In office 27 May 2020 – 25 August 2021 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis |
Majority | 801,696 (43.52%) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Gorgan, Iran |
Alma mater |
Imam Sadiq University Islamic Azad University |
Ehsan Khandozi (born 1980) is an Iranian economist and politician who has been serving as the minister of economic and financial affairs since August 2021.
Hailed from a religious family Khandozi was born in Gorgan in 1980. [1] [2] From 1998 he studied Islamic sciences and economics at Imam Sadiq University. [1] He has a Ph.D. in economics which he obtained from Islamic Azad University. [1] [2]
Khandozi worked as the head of the Basij. [1] In 2013 he was made the economy director of the Parliamentary Research Center. [1] From 2014 he began to work at Allameh Tabataba'i University. [1] He was elected to the Majlis in 2020 representing Tehran becoming a member of the 11th term and served there in different commissions related to economy. [2] [3] He was nominated as the minister of economic and financial affairs to the cabinet of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and was confirmed by the Majlis on 25 August 2021. [3] He received 254 votes in favor. [4]
Khandozi has published various articles and three books, including A just city: An introduction to the theory of economic justice in the Quran. [1]