Ali Asghar Fani | |
Office: | Minister of Education |
Term Start: | 27 October 2013 |
Term End: | 19 October 2016 |
President: | Hassan Rouhani |
Successor: | Fakhruddin Ahmadi |
Term Start1: | 30 August 2005 |
Term End1: | 9 November 2005 |
Predecessor1: | Morteza Haji |
Successor1: | Mahmoud Farshidi |
Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
Alma Mater: | University of Tehran Tarbiat Modares University |
Nationality: | Iranian |
Children: | 2[1] |
Signature: | Ali Asghar Fani signature.svg |
Ali Asghar Fani (Persian: علیاصفر فانی) is an Iranian politician and former Minister of Education. He took the office as acting minister on 23 August 2013 after parliament rejected nominated Mohammad-Ali Najafi for the post. He was officially nominated for the post by President Hassan Rouhani and was voted for by the parliament.[2] He resigned from his position on 19 October 2016, as part of President Rouhai's cabinet reshuffling. He previously served as acting minister in 2005.