| Mohammadreza Nematzadeh | |
| Birth Date: | 9 July 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Tabriz, Iran |
| Order: | Minister of Industry, Mines and Business |
| Term Start: | 15 August 2013 |
| Term End: | 20 August 2017 |
| President: | Hassan Rouhani |
| Predecessor: | Mehdi Ghazanfari |
| Successor: | Mohammad Shariatmadari |
| Order2: | Minister of Industries |
| Term Start2: | 29 August 1989 |
| Term End2: | 20 August 1997 |
| President2: | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Predecessor2: | Gholamreza Shafeei |
| Successor2: | Gholamreza Shafeei |
| Order3: | Minister of Industries and Mines |
| Term Start3: | 10 September 1980 |
| Term End3: | 17 August 1981 |
| President3: | Abulhassan Banisadr |
| Primeminister3: | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
| Predecessor3: | Mahmoud Ahmadzadeh |
| Successor3: | Mostafa Hashemitaba |
| Order4: | Minister of Labour |
| Term Start4: | 17 November 1979 |
| Term End4: | 10 September 1980 |
| President4: | Abulhassan Banisadr |
| Predecessor4: | Ali Espahbodi |
| Successor4: | Mohammad Mir-Mohammad Sadeghi |
| Alma Mater: | California Polytechnic State University |
| Awards: | Order of Merit and Management (1st class)[1] |
| Spouse: | Maryam Bakhtiar[2] |
| Children: | Shabnam Nasim Amene Sahar Zeinab[3] |
| Signature: | Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh signature.svg |
| Website: | Government website |
Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh (Persian: محمدرضا نعمتزاده, born 9 July 1945, in Tabriz)is an Iranian politician who was minister of industry of Iran since he was approved by the Iranian parliament on 15 August 2013 until 20 August 2017.[4]
Born in Tabriz[5] in 1945, Nematzadeh received his elementary and secondary education in Tehran and a bachelor of science degree in environmental engineering from California State Polytechnic University in 1968.[6] He was a graduate student in industrial management at the University of California (Berkeley) but was unable to continue and returned to Iran.[7]
Nematzadeh was the minister of labour in 1980 and served as the minister of industry from 1980 to 1981, and again from 1989 to 1997. He also chaired the presidential campaign of the current Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, which led to an election of Rouhani in June 2013. On 15 August, he was confirmed by the Majlis as minister of industry, mining and trade, receiving 199 Yes votes and 60 Nays.[8] 24 Majlis members did not attend the session.[8] He was announced on 26 July 2017 that he will not be in Rouhani's second cabinet.