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President
  
Mahmoud Ahmedinejad

Name
  
Sadeq Khalilian

Religion
  
Islam

Nationality
  
Iranian

Succeeded by
  
Mahmoud Hojjati


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Preceded by
  
Mohammad Reza Eskandari

Born
  
8 August 1959 (age 64) Ahvaz, Iran (
1959-08-08
)

Alma mater
  
Ahvaz University Tarbiat Modares University

Education
  
Tarbiat Modares University

Sadeq Khalilian (born 1959) is an Iranian economist, academic and politician who served as agriculture minister from 2009 to 2013 in the government headed by Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

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Early life and education

Khalilian was born in Ahvaz in the Khouzaestan province in 1959. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ahvaz University. He received a PhD in agricultural economy from Tarbiat Modares University in 1996. During his studies, he was a member of the Islamic Association of Students.

Career

Khalilian became a member of the Revolutionary Committees and IRGC after graduation. In 1990, he began to work at Tarbiat Modares University's faculty of agriculture as a faculty member. From 1998 to 2000, he served at different administrative positions at the university. Then he served as deputy agriculture minister until 2009. After the presidential elections in 2009, Ahmedinejad nominated Khalilian as agriculture minister. He was approved by the Majlis on 3 September 2009. He won 200 votes in favor and 54 votes against.

Khalilian registered for the 2013 presidential election, but he withdrew his candidacy on 14 May.

References

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