Ali Rabiei (, born 6 December 1955), also known by his nickname, Ebad, is an Iranian politician and former

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. He is currently Aide to the President of Iran for Social Affairs since 2024. He served as the Minister of Labor from 2013 to 2018. He was an adviser to the former President

Mohammad Khatami Mohammad Khatami (born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician and Shia cleric 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 1992. Later, he was critic ...

from 1999 to 2005. On 4 August 2013, he was nominated as Minister of Labor to the incumbent cabinet by

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. He is also a

Payame Noor University Payame Noor University (PNU; Persian language, Persian: Dāneŝgāhe Payāme Nur) is an Open university (concept), open university in Iran, with its headquarters in Tehran. Established in 1988, it is a legal institution under the supervision of t ...

professor.

Early life and education

Ali Rabei was born on 6 December 1955 in Javadieh,

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

. He graduated from the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (UT) or Tehran University (, ) is a public collegiate university in Iran, and the oldest and most prominent Iranian university located in Tehran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as ...

with a degree in state management in the 1970s and became a technician at the

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factory in Tehran. He was arrested by

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in a labor strike in Ekbatan.

Political career

Following the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...

, Rabei became a member of the

Islamic Republican Party The Islamic Republican Party (IRP; , also translated Islamic Republic Party) was formed in 1979 to assist the Iranian Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini in their goal to establish theocracy in Iran. It was disbanded in 1987 due to internal confl ...

and its labor branch head. Then, Prime Minister

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appointed him as a member of labor law codification, a membership he held until the present. He is one of the closest people to

. After Khatami's election, Rabei was one of his advisors for social affairs. He was also Khatami's representative at the Ministry of Intelligence in 2001. He was also the head of the Presidential Secretariat and executive committee and Homeland Security Committee Propaganda of

Supreme National Security Council Supreme National Security Council (SNSC; ''Showrāye Āliye Amniyate Mellī'' also ''Supreme Council for National Security'') is the national security council of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The current secretary of the Supreme National Securi ...

under

from 2002 to 2005. After the election of Rouhani as president, he was nominated for the Minister of Labor. He was confirmed by the

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on 15 August 2013.

Works

*"Sociological changes in value in Iran", 1993 *"Sociology, political corruption in the third world countries", 1996 *"National Security Studies", 1997 *"The crux of the civil administration", 1998 *"Knowledge management in organizations", 2001 *"Knowledge management processes and procedures", 2008 *"Risk and Crisis Management", 2013

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rabiei, Ali 1955 births Living people Iranian sociologists Politicians from Tehran Deputies of the Ministry of Intelligence (Iran) Government ministers of Iran Islamic Labour Party politicians Worker House members Presidential advisers of Iran Islamic Republican Party politicians Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers Impeached Iranian officials Academic staff of Payame Noor University