Hassan Ghafourifard (Persian: حسن غفوریفرد; 5 August 1943 – 9 March 2023) was an Iranian academic and conservative politician. Ghafourifard held government portfolios in the 1980s, before being appointed to the Physical Education Organization under president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Hassan Ghafourifard | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 556,217 (31.95%) |
| In office 14 January 2007 – 28 May 2008 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 452,801 (21.44%) |
| In office 28 May 1996 – 28 May 2000 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 550,351 (38.49%) |
| In office 3 August 1981 – 17 August 1981 | |
| Constituency | Mashhad |
| Majority | 314,750 (81.09%) |
| Vice President of Iran Head of Physical Education Organization | |
| In office September 1989 – 16 February 1994 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Dargahi |
| Succeeded by | Mostafa Hashemitaba |
| Minister of Energy | |
| In office 17 August 1981 – 28 October 1985 | |
| President | Mohammad-Ali Rajai Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Javad Bahonar Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Hassan Abbaspour |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Taqi Banki |
| Governor of Khorasan Province | |
| In office December 1979[citation needed] – 29 July 1981 | |
| President | Abulhassan Banisadr |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
| Preceded by | Taher Ahmadzadeh |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Nabi Habibi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1943 Tehran, Iran[1] |
| Died | 9 March 2023 (aged 79) Tehran, Iran[citation needed] |
| Political party | Islamic Coalition Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Minor parties Electoral lists
|
| Alma mater | University of Kansas |
| Profession | Physicist |
| Website | Academic webpage |
Ghafourifard was born on 5 August 1943.[4][5] He represented Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, and Eslamshahr twice in the Parliament of Iran, as well as serving a brief spell from Mashhad and Kalat electoral district.[1]
Ghafourifard ran for Iranian presidential elections twice, and was defeated in both October 1981 and 2001 elections.[6]
Ghafourifard died on 9 March 2023, at the age of 79.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ a b "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. 30 July 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. PBS. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Book room". Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "تمام مدت تحصیل، بعداز ظهرها کار کردم". پایگاه خبری تحلیلی نماینده. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ Szrom, Charlie (14 May 2009). "Historical Data on Iranian Presidential Elections". Iran Tracker. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ "حسن غفوریفرد درگذشت". ایسنا. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
 | This article about an Iranian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |