Eshaq Jahangiri
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Eshaq Jahangiri Kouhshahi (In Persian
: اسحاق جهانگیری کوهشاهی) (born 1957 in Sirjan
) is an Iran
ian politician. Jahangiri was governor general of the province of Isfahan until 20 August 1997 when the Iranian Parliament accepted President Mohammad Khatami
's request that Jahangiri become the Minister of Mines and Metals. The title of Jahangiri's cabinet post was later changed to the Minister of Industries and Mines and he held that position until President Ahmadinejad's cabinet took over.
He was active in revolutionary groups prior to the Iranian Revolution
and once was wounded by the forces of the Shah
of Iran.
In 2008 it was rumored that Jahangiri would run for a seat in the Iranian Parliament.
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
: اسحاق جهانگیری کوهشاهی) (born 1957 in Sirjan
Sirjan
Sirjan is a city in and the capital of Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 167,014, in 40,605 families....
) is an Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian politician. Jahangiri was governor general of the province of Isfahan until 20 August 1997 when the Iranian Parliament accepted President Mohammad Khatami
Mohammad Khatami
Sayyid Mohammad Khātamī is an Iranian scholar, philosopher, Shiite theologian and Reformist politician. He served as the fifth President of Iran from August 2, 1997 to August 3, 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture in both the 1980s and 1990s...
's request that Jahangiri become the Minister of Mines and Metals. The title of Jahangiri's cabinet post was later changed to the Minister of Industries and Mines and he held that position until President Ahmadinejad's cabinet took over.
He was active in revolutionary groups prior to the Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
and once was wounded by the forces of the Shah
Shah
Shāh is the title of the ruler of certain Southwest Asian and Central Asian countries, especially Persia , and derives from the Persian word shah, meaning "king".-History:...
of Iran.
In 2008 it was rumored that Jahangiri would run for a seat in the Iranian Parliament.