Mohammad Reza Aref

Iranian engineer and politician, Vice President

Mohammad Reza Aref - Iranian engineer and politician, Vice President
Born

December 19th, 1951
73 years ago

Category

Leaders & Politicians

Country

Iran

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An engineer and politician served as the 2nd Vice President of Iran from 1997 to 2005. Played a significant role in the government of President Mohammad Khatami. Focused on various modernization efforts within the Iranian administration and was actively involved in engineering projects.

Served as 2nd Vice President of Iran

Contributed to modernization efforts in Iran

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