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Mostafa Hashemitaba

Mostafa Hashemitaba is an Iranian reformist politician. Hashemitaba served as Iran's minister of industries and vice president, as well as head of National Olympic Committee of Iran. He is described as having 'centrist' views.

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Mostafa Heshemitaba
مصطفی هاشمی‌طبا
Vice President of Iran
Head of Physical Education Organization
In office
16 February 1994 – 10 November 2001
PresidentAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Mohammad Khatami
Preceded byHassan Ghafourifard
Succeeded byMohsen Mehralizadeh
Minister of Industries
In office
2 November 1981 – 14 August 1984
PresidentAli Khamenei
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byHimself (as Minister of Industries and Mines)
Succeeded byGholamreza Shafeei
Minister of Industries and Mines
In office
17 August 1981 – 2 November 1981
PresidentMohammad-Ali Rajai
Prime MinisterMohammad-Javad Bahonar
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Preceded byMohammad Reza Nematzadeh
Succeeded byHimself (as Minister of Industries)
Personal details
Born (1946-05-22) 22 May 194612
Isfahan, Iran
PartyExecutives of Construction Party
Children2 daughters, 1 son2
Amir Kabir University of Technology3
ProfessionTextile engineer4
Awards
ANOC Merit Award (2001)5
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Mostafa Hashemitaba (Persian: مصطفی هاشمی‌طبا; born 22 May 1946) is an Iranian reformist politician. Hashemitaba served as Iran's minister of industries and vice president,3 as well as head of National Olympic Committee of Iran.6 He is described as having 'centrist' views.7

He was a candidate in the 2001 Iranian presidential election,7 and was placed 10th. He was also a candidate in the 2017 election.

Hashemitaba is co-founder of the Executives of Construction Party7 and former member of its central committee,8 known as one of the senior figures9 among the party's conservative faction.4 In 2017, Tasnim News Agency wrote that Hashemitaba has not been active in the party since about ten years ago.10 He focuses on the environment in campaign speeches.11

Hashemitaba made a cameo in the film Jang Athar in 1980.12

Electoral history

Year Election Votes % Rank Notes
2001 President 28,090 0.1 10th Lost
2017 President 214,441 0.5 4th Lost13
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References

  1. "گذری بر فعالیت‌های سیاسی و اجرایی نامزدهای نهایی انتخابات 96". 21 April 2017.
  2. "مشخصات شناسنامه‌ای ۶ کاندیدای ریاست‌جمهوری". 21 April 2017.
  3. "HASHEMI TABA, Mr. Mostafa [Parties]" (in Persian). Iran Almanac. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. "Iran's Presidential Candidates". The Associated Press. The Washington Post. 5 June 2001. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. "List of Laureates of ANOC Merit Award" (PDF). Association of National Olympic Committees. 30 November 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. "Hashemi-Taba Says Iran Hot Favorite in Five Olympic Fields". Mehr News Agency. 20 June 2003. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  7. Muir, Jim (1 June 2001). "Iran election: People and policies". BBC. Tehran. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  8. Muhammad Sahimi (28 April 2010). "The Middle Road of Hashemi Rafsanjani". TehranBureau. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  9. Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: The National Kargozaran-Sazandegi Party; political view, its leaders, branches, and participation in any election in Iran (1998), 19 February 2002, IRN38586.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be498.html [accessed 19 March 2017]
  10. "۶ کاندیدای انتخابات در کدام احزاب عضو هستند؟". 4 May 2017.
  11. "Iranian Candidate Hashemitaba Focuses on Environment in Campaign Speech". 9 May 2017.
  12. "سکانسی از همبازی‌شدن نامزد ریاست‌جمهوری با فرامرز قریبیان در یک فیلم!". 3 May 2017.
  13. "Final results of presidential election by province and county" (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.