Ali Nikzad

Ali Nikzad


Minister of Transportation and Housing
In office 27 June 2011 – 15 August 2013
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Abbas Ahmad Akhondi
Minister of Housing and Urban Development
In office 9 August 2009 – 27 June 2011
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Mohammad Saeedikia
Succeeded by	Himself (Transportation and Housing)
Minister of Information and Communications Technology Acting
In office 2 December 2012 – 2 March 2013
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Reza Taghipour
Succeeded by	Hassan Nami
Minister of Roads and Transportation Acting
In office 7 February 2011 – 27 June 2011
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Hamid Behbahani
Succeeded by	Himself (Transportation and Housing)
Governor of Ardabil Province
In office 29 August 2005 – 12 November 2008
Preceded by	Javad Negharandeh
Succeeded by	Mansour Haghighatpour
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 54–55) Ardabil, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Political party	Principlists
Alma mater	Iran University of Science and Technology
Religion	Shia Islam

Ali Nikzad (Persian: علی نیکزاد, born 1961) is an Iranian politician and academic and a former cabinet minister. He was part of the former president Ahmedinejad's close circle, called "Ardabil ring".^[1]

Early life and education

Nikzad was born in 1961.^[2] He holds a bachelor's degree in urban development from the University of Elm-va-san'at (Science and Industry).^[2] Then he received his master's degree in public management from Industrial Management University.^[2] Akbar Nikzad his brother is an Iranian politician and the former Governor of Ardabil Province.

Career

Nikzad was appointed governor of Ardabil Province in 2005.^[2] He then was the director of the municipalities organization at the ministry of interior until 2009.^[2] He served as the minister of transportation and housing from August 2009 to June 2011. He was also acting minister of roads and transportation from February to June 2011.^[3] As minister of housing, he replaced Mohammad Saeedikia after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reelected.^[4]

On 7 February 2011, Nikzad was appointed by Ahmadinejad as acting minister of roads and transportation to succeed former dismissed Minister Hamid Behbahani. Nikzad was appointed minister of infrastructural affairs in May 2011 when the ministry was created, combining the two ministries of housing and urban development and road and transportation.^[5] At the end of 2012, he was also appointed acting minister of communications and information technology. President Ahmedinejad proposed him as minister for the post in January 2013. However, he was not approved by the Majlis.^[6]

He announced his candidacy for the 2013 presidential election.^[7] However, he later declined his candidacy.^[8] In June 2013, Nikzad was nominated as a candidate for Tehran mayor.^[9] The "Viva Spring" group consisting of Ahmedinejad's allies could not win the local elections that was also held on 14 June 2013 as the presidential election.^[10] Therefore, Nikzad's election as Tehran mayor became unlikely.^[10]

References

↑ Alfoneh, Ali (Spring 2011). "All Ahmadinejad's Men". The Middle East Quarterly. XVIII (2): 79–84. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 "A Brief Biography of Iran's New Ministers". Payvand. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
↑ "Iran-NDE - Central Intelligence Agency". Central Intelligence Agency. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
↑ "President Nominates Nikzad to Lead Iran's Housing Ministry". Shana. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
↑ "President introduces Ali Nikzad as head of new ministry to Majlis". Zawya (Tehran). 23 May 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
↑ "Iranian parliament disapproves Minister appointed by President". Avciya. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
↑ "Iran Election Watch 2013: Twenty four presidential candidates emerge". The International. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
↑ "چه کسی کاندیدای نهایی دولت خواهد بود؟". IUS News. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
↑ "Censoring an Iranian Campaign Story". EA WorldView. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
1 2 "End of Ahmadinejad's "Viva Spring"". Anadolu Agency (Tehran). 17 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

Political offices
Preceded by Mohammad Saeedikia	Minister of Housing 2009–2011	Succeeded by Himself
Preceded by Hamid Behbahani	Minister of Transportation 2011	Succeeded by Himself
Preceded by Himself	Minister of Transportation and Housing 2011–2013	Succeeded by Abbas Ahmad Akhondi
Preceded by Reza Taghipour	Minister of Information and Communications Technology 2012–2013	Succeeded by Hassan Nami

Cabinet of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005–2013)

Cabinet

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Manouchehr Mottaki (2005–2010) Ali Akbar Salehi (2010–2013)

Minister of Agriculture	Mohammad-Reza Eskandari (2005–2009) Sadeq Khalilian (2009–2013)

Minister of Communications and IT	Mohammad Soleimani (2005–2009) Reza Taghipour (2009–2013)

Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Mohammad Jahromi (2005–2009) Reza Sheykholeslam (2009–2011)

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance	Hossein Saffar Harandi (2005–2009) Mohammad Hosseini (2009–2013)

Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics	Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar (2005–2009) Ahmad Vahidi (2009–2013)

Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance	Davoud Danesh-Jafari (2005–2008) Shamseddin Hosseini (2008–2013)

Minister of Education	Mahmoud Farshidi (2005–2007) Alireza Ali-Ahmadi (2007–2009) Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee (2009–2013)

Minister of Energy	Parviz Fattah (2005–2009) Majid Namjoo (2009–2013)

Minister of Health and Medical Education	Kamran Bagheri Lankarani (2005–2009) Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi (2009–2013) Hassan Tarighat-Monfared (2013)

Minister of Industries and Mines	Alireza Tahmasbi (2005–2007) Aliakbar Mehrabian (2007–2011)

Minister of Intelligence	Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i (2005–2009) Heydar Moslehi (2009–2013)

Minister of Interior	Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi (2005–2008) Ali Kordan (2008) Sadegh Mahsouli (2008–2009) Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar (2009–2013)

Minister of Justice	Jamal Karimi-Rad (2005–2006) Gholam-Hossein Elham (2006–2009) Morteza Bakhtiari (2009–2013)

Minister of Petroleum	Kazem Vaziri (2005–2007) Gholam-Hossein Nozari (2007–2009) Masoud Mir-Kazemi (2009–2011) Rostam Ghasemi (2011–2013)

Minister of Roads and Transportation	Mohammad Rahmati (2005–2008) Hamid Behbahani (2008–2011)

Commerce	Masoud Mir-Kazemi (2005–2009) Mehdi Ghazanfari (2009–2011)

Minister of Science, Research and Technology	Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi (2005–2009) Kamran Daneshjoo (2009–2013)

Minister of Welfare and Social Security	Parviz Kazemi (2005) Abdulreza Mesri (2005–2009) Sadegh Mahsouli (2009–2011)

Ministry of Cooperatives	Mohammad Ardakani (2005–2006) Mohammad Abbasi (2006–2011)

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development	Mohammad Saeedikia (2005–2009) Ali Nikzad (2009–2011)

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports	Mohammad Abbasi (2011–2013)

Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Welfare	Reza Sheykholeslam (2011–2013) Asadollah Abbasi (2013)

Minister of Industries and Business	Mehdi Ghazanfari (2011–2013)

Minister of Transportation and Housing	Ali Nikzad (2011–2013)

Cabinet-level

First Vice President	Parviz Davoodi (2005–2009) Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (2009) Mohammad-Reza Rahimi (2009–2013)

Chief of Staff	Gholam-Hossein Elham (2005–2006) Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (2009–2012) Mir-Hassan Mousavi (2012–2013)

Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization	Gholam Reza Aghazadeh (2005–2009) Ali Akbar Salehi (2009–2010) Mohammad Ahmadian (2010–2011) Fereydoon Abbasi (2011–2013)

Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization	Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (2005–2009) Hamid Baqai (2009–2011) Ruhollah Ahmadzadeh (2011–2012) Mir-Hassan Mousavi (2012) Mohammed Sharif Malekzadeh (2012–2013)

Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization	Fatemeh Javadi (2005–2009) Mohammad-Javad Mohammadizadeh (2009–2013)

Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs	Hossein Dehghan (2005–2009) Masoud Zaribafan (2009–2007)

Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization of Iran	Farhad Rahbar (2005–2006) Amir-Mansour Borgheie (2006–2007)

Vice President for Supervision and Strategic Affairs	Amir-Mansour Borgheie (2007–2009) Ebrahim Azizi (2009–2012) Behrouz Moradi (2012–2013)

Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization	Mohammad Aliabadi (2005–2009) Ali Saeidlou (2009–2011)

Vice President for Parliamentary and Legal Affairs	Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi (2005–2008) Majid Jafarzadeh* (2008) Mohammad-Reza Rahimi (2008–2009)

Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs	Mohammad Reza Mirtajodini (2009–2012) Lotfollah Forouzandeh (2012–2013)

Vice President for Legal Affairs	Fatemeh Bodaghi (2009–2013)

Vice President for Management and Human Resources Development	Lotfollah Forouzandeh (?–2012) Ebrahim Azizi (2012–2013)

Vice President and Head of National Elites Foundation	Parviz Davoodi (2005–2006) Sadegh Vaez-Zadeh (2006–2009) Nasrin Soltankhah (2009–2013)

Vice President and Head of National Youth Organization	Javad Haj Aliakbari (2005–2009) Mehrdad Bazrpash (2009–2010)

Vice President for Women and Family Affairs	Maryam Mojtahedzadeh (2013)

Vice President for Executive Affairs	Hamid Baqai (2011–2013)

* Acting

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