Ali Salajegheh (Persian: علی سلاجقه; born 1967)[1] is the Vice President of Iran and Head of Iran's Department of Environment in the 13th government.[2][3] He was previously Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Head of the Forests and Rangelands Organization of Iran.[4][5][6][7]

Ali Salajegheh
علی سلاجقه
Salajegheh in 2021
Vice President of Iran
Head of Department of Environment
Assumed office
3 October 2021
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Preceded byIsa Kalantari
Personal details
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Rabor, Kerman province, Iran
Alma materTehran University
University of Central Florida
OccupationPolitician, Environmentalist
Professionwater resources engineer

He has a PhD from the University of Tehran and did his post-doctoral studies in water footprint accounting under the supervision of Professor Kaveh Madani.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ali Salajegheh biography". Hamshahri newspaper.
  2. ^ "Ayatollah Raisi appoints Ali Salajegheh as Vice-President and Head of Department of Environment". President.ir. October 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Salajeqeh appointed as new DOE chief". Tehran Times. October 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Iran blames economic terrorism for warming global situation". Mehr News Agency. November 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Iran say won't sign climate deal while under sanctions". Rudaw.net.
  6. ^ "Iran: Lift sanctions and we'll ratify Paris pact". BBC News. November 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Iran offers climate concessions in exchange for sanctions relief". Arab News.
  8. ^ "رئیس جدید سازمان محیط زیست ایران منصوب شد". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-24.