Ali-Asghar Fani
Ali Asghar Fani | |
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| Minister of Education | |
| In office 27 October 2013 – 19 October 2016 Acting: 23 August – 27 October 2013 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee |
| Succeeded by | Fakhruddin Ahmadi |
| In office 30 August 2005 – 9 November 2005 Acting | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Morteza Haji |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Farshidi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1954 (age 70–71) Tehran, Iran |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran Tarbiat Modares University |
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Ali Asghar Fani (Persian: علیاصفر فانی) is an Iranian politician and former Minister of Education. He took the office as acting minister on 23 August 2013 after parliament rejected nominated Mohammad-Ali Najafi for the post. He was officially nominated for the post by President Hassan Rouhani and was voted for by the parliament.[2] He resigned from his position on 19 October 2016, as part of President Rouhai's cabinet reshuffling. He previously served as acting minister in 2005.
