Safdar Hosseini ( fa, صفدر حسینی; born 1954) is an Iranian academic and politician, who has served in various cabinet posts. He was chairman of the

National Development Fund of Iran The National Development Fund of Iran (NDFI) ( fa, صندوق توسعه ملی) is Iran's sovereign wealth fund. It was founded in 2011 to supplement the Oil Stabilization Fund. NDFI is independent of the government's budget. Based on Articl ...

from 2013 until 2016.

Early life and education

Hosseini was born in 1954. His family is from the province of Khuzestan. He holds a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Shiraz University and also, received a PhD in the same field from University of Saskatchewan of Canada.

Career

Hosseini was the minister of labour and social affairs in the cabinet of the president

Mohammad Khatami Sayyid Mohammad Khatami ( fa, سید محمد خاتمی, ; born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to ...

from 2001 to 2004. Then he served as the minister of economy and finance affairs in the same cabinet. He was appointed in 2004, replacing

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in the post. Hosseini was replaced by

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on 24 August 2005 when

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

was elected president.

Personal life

His daughter,

Fatemeh Hosseini Sayyideh Fatemeh Hosseini ( fa, سیده فاطمه حسینی, born 1 April 1985) is an Iranian Reformist politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Iran, representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr, from 2016 to 2020. Hosseini wa ...

, is the youngest member of Parliament of Iran.

Controversy

In 2016, while serving as the head of

, it was leaked that Hosseini received more than $23,000 per month (dozens of times what the lowest-paid government workers earn). As a result of the scandal, Safdar Hosseini and his colleagues at the board of the Fund were forced to resign from the office.

References

1954 births Finance ministers of Iran Islamic Iran Participation Front politicians Living people People from Izeh Shiraz University alumni University of Saskatchewan alumni University of Tehran faculty {{Iran-politician-stub