Ali-Asghar Fani
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Ali Asghar Fani | |
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Minister of Education | |
Assumed office 28 October 2013 Acting: 23 August – 28 October 2013 | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee |
In office 12 August 2005 – 8 November 2005 Acting | |
President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Preceded by | Morteza Haji |
Succeeded by | Mahmoud Farshidi |
Personal details | |
Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Tehran, Iran |
Children | 2[1] |
Alma mater | University of Tehran Tarbiat Modares University |
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Ali Asghar Fani (Persian: علی اصفر فانی, born 1954) is an Iranian politician and current Minister of Education. He took the office as acting minister on 23 August 2013 after parliament rejected nominated Mohammad-Ali Najafi for the post. He was officially nominated for the post by President Hassan Rouhani and was voted for by the parliament.[2] He previously served as acting minister in 2005.