Rostam Ghasemi

Rostam Qasemi (Persian: رستم قاسمی, born 5 May 1964) is an Iranian military officer and conservative politician who is the current Minister of Roads and Urban Development since August 25, 2021. He was minister of petroleum from 3 August 2011 to 15 August 2013.[1]

Sardar
Rostam Ghasemi
Minister of Roads and Urban Development
Assumed office
25 August 2021
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Preceded byMohammad Eslami
Minister of Petroleum
In office
3 August 2011 – 15 August 2013
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byMohammad Aliabadi
Succeeded byBijan Namdar Zangeneh
Personal details
Born (1964-05-05) 5 May 1964
Sargah, Iran
Alma materSharif University of Technology
Awards Order of Service (2nd class)
Military service
AllegianceIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Branch/service
Years of service1979–2011; 2013–2020
RankBrigadier general
CommandsKhatam-al Anbiya Headquarter
Battles/wars

Early life and education

Ghasemi was born on 5 May 1964 in Sargah village, Shiraz, Fars Province.[2][3] His father was a businessman and politician, and served as the governor of the Fars Province from 1980 to 1988. He graduated from Sharif University of Technology, studying in civil engineering.[4]

Career

Ghasemi joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Kharg Island in 1979.[2] He participated in the Iran-Iraq War.[5] After the war, he joined the Khatam-al Anbia troops in Bushehr, the Guards' engineering and construction company.[6] In 1996, he was named head of the IRGC navy's Nouh base.[2] Ghasemi became deputy commander of the troops in 2001.

He was the chair of the IRGC-affiliated Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters from 2007 to 2011.[5] He retired from the military in August 2011.

On 26 July 2011, he was nominated as oil minister by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to succeed Masoud Mir Kazemi.[7] He was approved by the parliament on 3 August 2011, being the fourth oil minister in the Ahmedinejad government.[8] He received 216 for votes of the 246 Majlis members.[2] He was the president of the OPEC for 2011.[9] Ghasemi's tenure as oil minister ended on 15 August 2013 and he was replaced by Bijan Namdar Zanganeh in the post.[5] Shortly after leaving office Ghasemi was appointed advisor to Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan on 22 August.[5][10]

Sanctions

Ghasemi was included in the EU sanction list.[11]

References
  1. Ghasemi was confirmed by Majlis Tabnak
  2. Alfoneh, Ali (Winter 2012). "Iran's Revolutionary Guards Strike Oil". The Middle East Quarterly. XIX (1): 75–78. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. Biography of Rostam Ghasemi Hamshahri Online
  4. "162nd Ordinary Meeting" (PDF). OPEC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. "Former Iranian Oil Minister Qasemi appointed advisor to Defense Minister". Trend. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  6. UPDATE 2-Iran parliament makes military man oil minister| Reuters, 3 August 2011
  7. Four new minister was nominated to Majlis
  8. Alizadeh, Hossein (16 August 2011). "The Best Government from Constitutional Revolution to Date!". Iran Briefing. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  9. Iran revolutionary guards commander becomes new president of Opec, Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian, 3 August 2011
  10. "Ex-Iranian Oil Minister Qasemi appointed advisor to Defense Minister". ILNA. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  11. "Iran names Guards commander Rostam Qasemi oil minister". BBC News. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
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