Asadollah Abbasi | |
Term Start: | 20 October 2021 |
President: | Ebrahim Raisi |
Predecessor: | Arsalan Zare |
Office1: | Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare |
President1: | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Predecessor1: | Abdolreza Sheykholeslami |
Successor1: | Ali Rabii |
Term Start1: | 5 May 2013 |
Term End1: | 15 August 2013 Acting: 4 February 2013 – 5 May 2013 |
Office2: | Member of the Parliament of Iran |
Term Start2: | 28 May 2016 |
Term End2: | 26 May 2020 |
Constituency2: | Rudsar and Amlash |
Majority2: | 40,345 (37.07%) |
Predecessor2: | Mohammad-Mahdi Rahbari |
Successor2: | Mohammad Safari |
Term Start3: | 27 May 2004 |
Term End3: | 26 May 2012 |
Constituency3: | Rudsar and Amlash |
Majority3: | 34,259 (32.58%) (8th term) 28,373 (35.69%) (7th term) |
Predecessor3: | Davoud Hassanzadegan |
Successor3: | Mohammad-Mahdi Rahbari |
Birth Place: | Halu Kaleh, Rudsar County, Iran |
Party: | YEKTA Front |
Alma Mater: | SRBIAU[1] |
Nationality: | Iranian |
Asadollah Abbasi (born 1961) is an Iranian conservative politician who currently serves as the Governor general of Gilan Province, since October 2021.
Abbasi was born in 1961.[2] He holds a degree in education.[2] He received a PhD degree from Islamic Azad University.[2]
Abbasi is a member of the Majlis or Parliament, being a representative of Rudsar.[3] He served as a member of Parliament's education and research committee.[4] Then he became the deputy head of the committee.[5] Abbasi was named as deputy to then labor minister Abdolreza Sheykholeslami.[6] On 3 February 2013, Sheykholeslam was sacked by the president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Abbasi was appointed acting labor minister.[6]
On 24 April, Ahmedinejad proposed him as the minister of labor.[7] Abbasi was approved as the minister by the Majlis on 5 May.[8] [9] Abbasi's term ended on 15 August 2013 and he was replaced by Ali Rabii in the post.[10]