Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh
Minister of Petroleum
In office
11 December 2005 – 12 August 2007
Acting: 29 August – 11 December 2005
PresidentMahmoud Ahmedinejad
Preceded byBijan Namdar Zangeneh
Succeeded byGholam-Hossein Nozari
Personal details
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Yazd, Iran
Alma materAmir Kabir University
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Branch/service Ground Force
Years of service1970–1971
UnitEngineering Corps

Seyyed Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh (born 1945) is an Iranian engineer who served as oil minister from 2005 to 2007.

Early life and education

Hamaneh was born in Yazd in 1945.[1] He holds a mechanical engineering degree, which he received from Polytechnique University.[1] He also received a master's degree in management.[1]

Career and activities

Hamaneh served as deputy oil minister and acting oil minister until 2005.[2] He was appointed oil minister when Mahmoud Ahmedinejad became president in the elections of 2005. However, Hamaned was nominated as oil minister only after the first three nominees of Ahmedinejad failed to secure backing from the Majlis.[2][3] Hamaneh was appointed oil minister on 11 December 2007 with the approval of the Majlis.[4] His tenure lasted until August 2007 when he was removed by Ahmedinejad.[5] Then Hamaneh was named as an advisor to President Ahmedinejad on oil and gas affairs.[5][6]

On 5 July 2012, Hamaneh said Iran would not face any problem in selling crude oil to its customers despite the sanctions applied to oil industry of Iran.[7] Hamaneh was appointed deputy to the oil minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh on 3 September 2013.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Biography of Oil Minister Vaziri-Hamaneh". BBC. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Iran MPs consider new oil nominee". BBC. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  3. ^ Anthony H. Cordesman; Khalid R. Al-Rodhan (2006). The Changing Dynamics of Energy in the Middle East. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-275-99262-0.
  4. ^ Wolfensberger, Marc (11 December 2005). "Iran's Vaziri-Hamaneh Is Approved as Oil Minister". Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  5. ^ a b Pitt, Anthea (13 August 2007). "Ahmadinejad ousts Vaziri Hamaneh". Upstream. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Iranian oil minister packs his bags". Independent Online. Tehran. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh: Iran Doesn't Face any Problem in Selling Crude Oil". Kabir News. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Vaziri-Hamaneh appointed as Iran's deputy oil minister". Tehran Times. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
Political offices Preceded byBijan Namdar Zangeneh Petroleum minister of Iran 2005–2007 Succeeded byGholam Hossein Nozari
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