Sayyid Parviz Fattah () is an Iranian

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politician and former member of the Revolutionary Guard. He has been head of the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order since 2023. He was minister of energy in

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's first cabinet from 2005 to 2009. He was head of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation from 2015 to 2019 and head of the Mostazafan Foundation from 2019 to 2023.

Early life and education

Born in

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in 1961, he has the license of

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from Sharif University of Technology, a master's degree in

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from Amirkabir University of Technology in

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and PhD from Imam Hossein University in

Career

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

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. He was also sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in November 2020 for his connections to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

References

1961 births Living people People from Urmia Government ministers of Iran Imam Hossein University alumni Amirkabir University of Technology alumni Sharif University of Technology alumni Iranian civil engineers Front of Islamic Revolution Stability politicians Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers Iranian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions {{Iran-politician-stub