Mohammad Jahromi (born 1958) is a former Iranian governor and politician who served as minister of labor and social affairs from 2005 to 2009.

Early life and education

Jahromi was born in

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in 1958. He holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in public administration which he obtained in 1993 and 1997, respectively. He also received a PhD in strategic management in 2005.

Career

Jahromi was the deputy chairman for executive affairs of the Guardian Council. He was also one of the founding members of the

IRGC The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary branch of the Iranian Armed Forces. It was officially established by Ruhollah Khomeini as a military branch in May 1979 i ...

in the provinces of

Gilan Gilan Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, in the northwest of the country and southwest of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Rasht. The province lies along the Caspian Sea, in Iran's Region 3, west of the province of ...

and

Mazandaran Mazandaran Province (; ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari, Iran, Sari. Located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range and Hyrcanian forests, it is border ...

in 1979. He acted as an IRGC commander in Noor. In addition, he served as the governor of different provinces, including Zanjan (1982–1984), Lorestan (1984–1989) and Semnan (1984–1999). He was among the members of secretariat of the State Expediency Council. On 24 August 2005, he became the minister of labor and social affairs in the first cabinet of

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. He was approved by the

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with 197 votes in favor. He was succeeded by

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in August 2009 as minister of labor and social affairs. Immediately after his removal from office, Jahromi was appointed deputy of the judiciary chief, Sadeq Larijani, in August 2009. Next Jahromi was named chief of the state-run Bank Saderat. He was removed from office following his involvement in a financial scandal.

Sanctions

Jahromi was sanctioned by the European Union on 1 December 2011 due to his presidency at the Saderat Bank, which was also sanctioned by the Union. He was omitted from the sanction list in October 2012.

Personal life

Jahromi is the son-in-law of Ali Akbar Nategh Noori.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jahromi, Mohammad 21st-century Iranian politicians 1958 births Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers Government ministers of Iran Governors of Lorestan province Governors of Zanjan province Living people Politicians from Tehran Governors of Hamadan province