Parviz Fattah
Head of the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order
Assumed office
29 October 2023
Appointed byAli Khamenei
Preceded byMohammad Mokhber
Aref Norouzi (acting)
Head of the Mostazafan Foundation
In office
22 July 2019 – 29 October 2023
Appointed byAli Khamenei
Preceded byMohammad Saeedikia
Succeeded byHossein Dehghan
Head of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation
In office
5 April 2015 – 21 July 2019
Appointed byAli Khamenei
Preceded byHossein Anvari
Succeeded byMorteza Bakhtiari
Minister of Energy
In office
24 August 2005 – 3 September 2009
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byHabibollah Bitaraf
Succeeded byMajid Namjoo
Personal details
Born
Parviz Fattah Gharabaghi

c. 1961 (age 62–63)
Qarah Bagh, Urmia, Iran
Political partyFront of Islamic Revolution Stability[1]
Children2[2]
Alma materSharif University of Technology
Amirkabir University of Technology
Imam Hussein University[3]
Signature
Military service
AllegianceIran Iran
Branch/serviceRevolutionary Guards
Years of service1980–2005; 2009–2015
UnitKhatam-al Anbiya Headquarters
CommandsCooperation Bonyad
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Sayyid Parviz Fattah (Persian: سید پرویز فتاح) is an Iranian conservative politician and former member of Revolutionary Guard. He is currently head of the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order since 2023.

He was former minister of energy in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's first cabinet from 2005 to 2009. Also he was former head of Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation from 2015 to 2019 and head of Mostazafan Foundation from 2019 to 2023.[4]

Early life and education

Born in Urmia in 1961, he has the license of Civil engineering from Sharif University of Technology, a master's degree in systems engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran and PhD from Imam Hossein University in Tehran.

Career

Fattah was appointed energy minister in 2005 and approved by the Majlis with 194 votes in favor.[5] He was in office until 2009. Then he became the executive director of the foundation, Bonyad Taavon Sepah, which is the IRGC's cooperative foundation[6] He was also named deputy commander of the IRGC's construction body, Khatam ol Anbia.[7]

Sanctions

The US Treasury Department put sanctions on Fattah in December 2010 due to his activities in the Bonyad Taavon Sepah that provides services to the IRGC.[6] He was also sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in November 2020 for his connections to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. [6]

References

  1. ^ "Iran political parties prepare for presidential elections", Iran's View, 7 March 2013, archived from the original on 20 April 2017, retrieved 11 April 2017
  2. ^ زندگینامه: سید پرویز‌ فتاح (۱۳۴۰- )
  3. ^ Alfoneh, Ali (May 2008). "Ahmadinejad versus the Technocrats" (PDF). Middle East Outlook. 4: 1–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  4. ^ "انتصاب اعضای هیأت امنا و رئیس کمیته امداد امام خمینی(ره)".
  5. ^ "Iran: 17 proposed ministers receive votes of confidence, 4 rejected". Payvand. 25 August 2005. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Fact Sheet: Treasury Designates Iranian Entities Tied to the IRGC and IRISL" (Press release). US Treasury Department. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  7. ^ Erdbrink, Thomas (10 January 2010). "Elite force's growing role in Iran may limit U.S. options". The Washington Post. Tehran. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
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