Ehsan Khandozi

Ehsan Khandozi
Khandozi in 2024
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance
In office 25 August 2021 – 21 August 2024
President	Ebrahim Raisi Mohammad Mokhber (acting)
Preceded by	Farhad Dejpasand
Succeeded by	Abdolnaser Hemmati
Economical Spokesperson of the Government of Iran
In office 26 October 2021 – 28 July 2024
President	Ebrahim Raisi Mohammad Mokhber (acting)
Preceded by	Office established
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 44–45) Gorgan, Iran
Alma mater	Imam Sadiq University Islamic Azad University

Ehsan Khandozi (Persian: سید احسان خاندوزی; born 1980) is an Iranian economist and politician who has been served as the minister of economic and financial affairs from 2021 to 2024.

Early life and education

Hailing from a religious family, Khandozi was born in Gorgan in 1980.[1][2] Beginning in 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]

Career

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]

Work

Khandozi has published various articles and three books, including A just city: An introduction to the theory of economic justice in the Quran.[1]

References

1. Ali Ranjipour (13 August 2021). "Deeply Religious 'Safe Pair of Hands' is Iran's New Economy Chief". Iranwire. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
2. Jazeh Miller (13 August 2021). "Iran: Raisi's Weak Cabinet, but Specialized in Repression". Iran News Update. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
3. Maziar Motamedi (25 August 2020). "Iran's parliament approves President Raisi's conservative cabinet". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
4. "Majlis votes for 18 proposed ministers, rejects education minister nominee". Tehran Times. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

External links

• Media related to Ehsan Khandouzi at Wikimedia Commons