Safdar Hosseini

Safdar Hosseini is an Iranian academic and politician, who has served in various cabinet posts. He was chairman of the National Development Fund of Iran from 2013 until 2016.

Early life and education

Hosseini was born in 1954. His family is from the province of Khuzestan. He holds a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Shiraz University and also, received a PhD in the same field from University of Saskatchewan of Canada.

Career

Hosseini was the minister of labour and social affairs in the cabinet of the president Mohammad Khatami from 2001 to 2004. Then he served as the minister of economy and finance affairs in the same cabinet. He was appointed in 2004, replacing Tahmasb Mazaheri in the post. Hosseini was replaced by Davoud Danesh-Jafari on 24 August 2005 when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected president.

Personal life

His daughter, Fatemeh Hosseini, is the youngest member of Parliament of Iran.

Controversy

In 2016, while serving as the head of National Development Fund of Iran, it was leaked that Hosseini received more than $23,000 per month. As a result of the scandal, Safdar Hosseini and his colleagues at the board of the Fund were forced to resign from the office.