Mostafa Moin
Mostafa Moin (born April 1, 1951 in Najafābād , Esfahan , Iran ) is an Iranian politician and professor of pediatrics .
Career
Moin studied medicine at the Shiraz University Medical School in Shiraz , after the Iranian Revolution he was appointed President of the University of Shiraz.
In the parliamentary elections in 1982 he was elected to the Iranian parliament as a representative from Shiraz.
Moin was Minister of Culture and Education under President Akbar Hāschemi Rafsanjāni from 1989 to 1993, and later under President Mohammad Chātami from 1997 to 2000 in the same position. From 2000 to 2003 he was Minister for Science, Research and Technology. Moin resigned as minister twice, first after the student unrest in July 1999 and then in July 2003 after criticism from the Guardian Council of his administration.
In 2005 he ran as the reformist candidate for the Iranian presidential election , supported by the largest party in the reformist camp, the Participation Front of Islamic Iran . He came into the heavy legacy of the successor to Mohammad Chātamī as a symbol of the Iranian reform movement. As a colorless former minister, Moin could never achieve the popularity of Chātamī.
Mostafa Moin is one of the leading Iranian researchers in the field of pediatric immunology and allergies. He is currently the President of the Research Center of the Tehran Medical School.
Web links
- Official weblog (Persian)
- Mostafa Moin's publications at pupmed
- Curriculum Vitae on www.iaari.hbi.ir (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moin, Mostafa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian politician and scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Najafābād , Esfahan , Iran |