Name Habibollah Bitaraf | Education University of Tehran | |
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Habibolah Bitaraf (Persian: حبیبالله بیطرف) is an Iranian reformist politician. He was Energy Minister for 8 years during Mohammad Khatami presidency. He also served as provincial governor of Yazd.
He was nominated as the energy minister by President Hassan Rouhani on 8 August 2017 but he was the only nominee who did not gain a vote of confidence from the parliament on 20 August 2017, with 133 yeas, 132 nays, 17 abstentions and 6 invalid votes.
Bitaraf is a founding member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front.
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