Ehsan Khandozi
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Khandozi in 2024
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| Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance | |
| Assumed office 25 August 2021 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Farhad Dejpasand |
| Economical Spokesperson of the Government of Iran | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2021 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 27 May 2020 – 25 August 2021 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis |
| Majority | 801,696 (43.52%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Gorgan, Iran |
| Alma mater | Imam Sadiq University Islamic Azad University |
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Ehsan Khandozi (Persian: سید احسان خاندوزی; born 1980) is an Iranian economist and politician who has been serving as the minister of economic and financial affairs since August 2021.
Hailing from a religious family, Khandozi was born in Gorgan in 1980.[1][2] Beginning in 1998, he studied Islamic sciences and economics at Imam Sadiq University.[1] He has a Ph.D. in economics which he obtained from Islamic Azad University.[1][2]
Khandozi worked as the head of the Basij.[1] In 2013 he was made the economy director of the Parliamentary Research Center.[1] From 2014 he began to work at Allameh Tabataba'i University.[1] He was elected to the Majlis in 2020 representing Tehran becoming a member of the 11th term and served there in different commissions related to economy.[2][3] He was nominated as the minister of economic and financial affairs to the cabinetofIranian President Ebrahim Raisi and was confirmed by the Majlis on 25 August 2021.[3] He received 254 votes in favor.[4]
Khandozi has published various articles and three books, including A just city: An introduction to the theory of economic justice in the Quran.[1]
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