Mohammad Jahromi
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 educationJahromi was born in Tehran in 1958.[1][2] He holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in public administration which he obtained in 1993 and 1997, respectively.[2] He also received a PhD in strategic management in 2005.[1][2] CareerJahromi was the deputy chairman for executive affairs of the Guardian Council.[3] He was also one of the founding members of the IRGC in the provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran in 1979.[3] 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).[1] He was among the members of secretariat of the State Expediency Council.[3] On 24 August 2005, he became the minister of labor and social affairs in the first cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.[4] He was approved by the Majlis with 197 votes in favor.[5] He was succeeded by Reza Sheykholeslam in August 2009 as minister of labor and social affairs.[6] Immediately after his removal from office, Jahromi was appointed deputy of the judiciary chief, Sadeq Larijani, in August 2009.[7] Next Jahromi was named chief of the state-run Bank Saderat.[2] He was removed from office following his involvement in a financial scandal.[2] SanctionsJahromi 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.[8] He was omitted from the sanction list in October 2012.[9] Personal lifeJahromi is the son-in-law of Ali Akbar Nategh Noori.[2][10] References
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