Mostafa Hashemitaba
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, as well as head of National Olympic Committee of Iran. He is described as having 'centrist' views.
Mostafa Hashemitaba | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of Iran Head of Physical Education Organization | |
| In office 16 February 1994 – 10 November 2001 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Hassan Ghafourifard |
| Succeeded by | Mohsen Mehralizadeh |
| Minister of Industries | |
| In office 2 November 1981 – 14 August 1984 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Minister of Industries and Mines) |
| Succeeded by | Gholamreza Shafeei |
| Minister of Industries and Mines | |
| In office 17 August 1981 – 2 November 1981 | |
| President | Mohammad-Ali Rajai |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad-Javad Bahonar Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Minister of Industries) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1946 Isfahan, Iran |
| Political party | Executives of Construction Party |
| Children | 2 daughters, 1 son |
| Alma mater | Amir Kabir University of Technology |
| Profession | Textile engineer |
| Awards | ANOC Merit Award (2001) |
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He was a candidate in the 2001 Iranian presidential election, and was placed 10th. He was also a candidate in the 2017 election.
Hashemitaba is co-founder of the Executives of Construction Party and former member of its central committee, known as one of the senior figures among the party's conservative faction. In 2017, Tasnim News Agency wrote that Hashemitaba has not been active in the party since about ten years ago. He focuses on the environment in campaign speeches.
Hashemitaba made a cameo in the film Jang Athar in 1980.