{{Short description|Iranian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Mohammad Shariatmadari | honorific_suffix = | native_name = {{No bold|{{Script/Nastaliq|محمد شریعتمداری}}}} | native_name_lang = fa | image = Mohammad Shariatmadari 2017.jpg | caption = Shariatmadari in 2017 | image_size = | office = Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare | term_start = 28 October 2018 | term_end = 25 August 2021 | president = Hassan Rouhani | predecessor = Ali Rabiei | successor = Hojjatollah Abdolmaleki | office1 = Minister of Industry, Mines and Business | president1 = Hassan Rouhani | predecessor1 = Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh | successor1 = Reza Rahmani | term_start1 = 20 August 2017 | term_end1 = 20 October 2018 | office2 = Vice President of Iran for Executive Affairs | president2 = Hassan Rouhani | predecessor2 = ''Himself'' | successor2 = Sowlat Mortazavi | term_start2 = 24 May 2017<ref name="tna">{{citation|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1396/03/03/1418494/%D8%B4%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%85|title=I Returned as the Executive Vice President upon Rouhani's order|language=Persian|work=Tasnim News Agency|date=24 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref> | term_end2 = 20 August 2017 | president3 = Hassan Rouhani | predecessor3 = Hamid Baqai | successor3 = ''Himself'' | term_start3 = 8 October 2013 | term_end3 = 16 March 2017<ref name="tna"/> | office4 = Minister of Sport and Youth<br>{{small|Acting}} | president4 = Hassan Rouhani | predecessor4 = Reza Salehi Amiri (acting) | successor4 = Mahmoud Goudarzi | term_start4 = 28 October 2013 | term_end4 = 17 November 2013 | office5 = Minister of Commerce | president5 = Mohammad Khatami | predecessor5 = Yahya Ale Eshaq | successor5 = Masoud Mir Kazemi | term_start5 = 20 August 1997 | term_end5 = 24 August 2005 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|06|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Tehran, Iran | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | party = Association for Defence of Revolution Values (1996–1999)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parstimes.com/politics/legally_registered_parties.html|work=Khorasan Newspaper|title=List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran|publisher=Pars Times|accessdate=21 August 2015|number=14759|page=4|date=30 July 2000}}</ref> | alma_mater = | spouse = Nilofar Lavayi<ref>[http://www.mohammadshariatmadari.ir/%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87 بخش هایی از زندگینامه خودنوشت محمد شریعتمداری ]</ref> | children = 4 | relatives = Ataollah Salehi (brother-in-law)<ref>[http://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/media/1395/06/18/1181807/%D8%AA%D8%B4%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B9-%D9%BE%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%DA%A9%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF تشییع پیکر همسر فرمانده کل ارتش - مشهد ]</ref> | website = [http://mohammadshariatmadari.ir/ Official website] }} '''Mohammad Shariatmadari''' ({{langx|fa|محمد شریعتمداری}}; born 24 June 1960) is an Iranian politician and current CEO of Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Corporation since December 2024. He was former Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare. Shariatmadari was in position of minister of Industry, from 2017 to 2018. He also served as minister of commerce from 1997 to 2005 in the cabinet of President Mohammad Khatami. He was campaign chairman of Hassan Rouhani for 2017 bid.<ref name="tna"/>
Shariatmadari is a reformist<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.iranwire.com/en/features/4757|title=Rouhani Announces New Cabinet: Few Reformists, No Women|date=8 August 2017|access-date=17 August 2017|work=Iran Wire|author=Reza Haghighatnejad}}</ref> and regarded a moderate figure within the camp (in contrast to radical reformers), although he shares some views with the principlists.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Iran-s-11th-Presidential-Ellection-No-2-Political-Array-of-Iran-Presidential-Election.htm|title=Iran's 11th Presidential Election (No. 2): Political Array of Iran Presidential Election|author=Amir Dabiri Mehr|date=17 April 2013|access-date=17 August 2017|work=Iran Review}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Shariatmadari was born in Tehran on 24 June 1960.<ref name=ewatch/> He attended the University of Kerman and graduated with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.<ref name=ewatch/>
==Career and political activities== Shariatmadari became a member of Council of the islamic revolution following the 1979 revolution. He is among the founders of Iran’s intelligence ministry and served as deputy intelligence minister.<ref name=iazad>{{cite web|title=Khatami's Record: Year 1|url=http://www.iran-e-azad.org/english/khatami/|publisher=Iran-e-Azad|accessdate=21 February 2013}}</ref> He was one of the supporters of Ayatollah Mohammad Reyshahri in the presidential election in 1997.<ref name=ewatch/> Reyshahri lost the election and Mohammad Khatami became the president.
He was the minister of commerce from 1997 to 2005 in the cabinet headed by President Khatami.<ref name=tehtim8aug>{{cite news|title=Ex-trade minister will be our candidate for president: society|url=http://tehrantimes.com/politics/100408-ex-trade-minister-will-be-our-candidate-for-president-society|accessdate=21 February 2013|newspaper=Tehran Times|date=8 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005315/http://tehrantimes.com/politics/100408-ex-trade-minister-will-be-our-candidate-for-president-society|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=bbc3nov>{{cite news|title=Iranian ex-commerce minister says mulling presidential candidacy|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-307317761/iranian-ex-commerce-minister.html|accessdate=21 February 2013|work=BBC|date=3 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=aps18aug>{{cite news|title=New Govt.|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/IRAN+-+Aug.+12+-+New+Govt.-a077555020|accessdate=19 June 2013|work=APS Diplomat Recorder|date=18 August 2001}}</ref> In 2006, he was appointed to then newly founded the Strategic Council for Foreign Relation as a member.<ref name=mozaffari9>{{cite web|last=Mozaffari|first=Mehdi|title=Iranian Ideological Foreign Policy|url=http://cir.au.dk/fileadmin/site_files/filer_statskundskab/subsites/cir/pdf-filer/Mozaffari_Papers.pdf|publisher=Centre for Studies in Islamism and Radicalisation|accessdate=21 February 2013|date=April 2009}}</ref> He is also a foreign policy advisor to Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran.<ref name=ewatch>{{cite web|title=Mohammad Shariatmadari|url=http://iranelectionwatch.com/potential-candidate-series-mohammad-shariatmadari/|publisher=Election Watch|accessdate=21 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220072925/http://iranelectionwatch.com/potential-candidate-series-mohammad-shariatmadari/|archive-date=20 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=ttimes8apr/>
On 8 October 2013, President Hassan Rouhani appointed Shariatmadari as vice president for executive affairs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rohani appoints Shariatmadari as vice-president for executive affairs|url=http://english.irib.ir/news/iran1/item/164760-rohani-appoints-shariatmadari-as-vice-president-for-executive-affairs|accessdate=8 October 2013|newspaper=Iran English Radio|date=8 October 2013}}</ref> He was also appointed as acting Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports on 28 October 2013 after Rouhani's nominee for the post was rejected by the Parliament.<ref>[http://www.varzesh3.com/news.do?itemid=1026336&title=%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4_%D9%88_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B4%D8%AF شریعتمداری سرپرست وزارت ورزش شد]</ref>
===Candidacy for 2013 election=== In August 2012, the Society for Defending the Values of the Islamic Revolution announced that Shariatmadari as its candidate for the presidential election to be held in June 2013.<ref name=tehtim8aug/> He also confirmed it in January 2013.<ref name=ttimes23jan>{{cite news|title=Shariatmadari names presidential campaign spokesman|url=http://tehrantimes.com/politics/105113-shariatmadari-names-presidential-campaign-spokesman|accessdate=21 February 2013|newspaper=Tehran Times|date=23 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002004627/http://tehrantimes.com/politics/105113-shariatmadari-names-presidential-campaign-spokesman|archivedate=2 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was among independent and technocrat candidates.<ref name=nada11apr>{{cite news|last=Nada|first=Garrett|title=Latest on the Race: Rival Conservative Coalitions|url=http://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2013/apr/11/latest-race-rival-conservative-coalitions|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616123930/http://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2013/apr/11/latest-race-rival-conservative-coalitions|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2013|accessdate=19 April 2013|newspaper=The Iran Premier|date=11 April 2013}}</ref><ref name=labmay>{{cite news|last=Al Labbad|first=Mustafa|title=The Favorites in Iran's Election|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/fa/contents/articles/politics/2013/05/iran-presidential-election-contenders.html|accessdate=16 June 2013|newspaper=As Safir|date=May 2013}}</ref> On the other hand, he was also regarded as one of the reformist candidates.<ref name=iewatch21mar>{{cite news|title=Iran Election Watch 2013: Twenty four presidential candidates emerge|url=http://www.theinternational.org/articles/375-iran-election-watch-2013-twenty-four-pre|accessdate=19 April 2013|newspaper=The International|date=21 March 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606210406/http://www.theinternational.org/articles/375-iran-election-watch-2013-twenty-four-pre|archivedate=6 June 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He announced in April 2013 that he would withdraw his candidacy if Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Ali Akbar Nategh Nouri, Mohammad Khatami or Hassan Khomeini run for the election.<ref name=ttimes8apr>{{cite news|title=My presidential plans are within framework of Islamic system: Shariatmadari|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/politics/106659-my-presidential-plans-are-within-framework-of-islamic-system-shariatmadari|accessdate=16 June 2013|newspaper=Tehran Times|date=8 April 2013|location=Tehran}}</ref> In May 2013, Shariatmadari withdrew his candidacy in favor of Rafsanjani.<ref name=ilna13>{{cite news|title=Other reformist hopeful withdraws candidacy in favor of Rafsanjani|url=http://ilna.ir/en/news/news.cfm?id=762|accessdate=16 June 2013|newspaper=Iranian Labour News Agency|date=16 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=tem18may>{{cite news|last=Jafarov|first=Temkin|title=Who step ahead in presidential elections in Iran?|url=http://www.today.az/news/regions/122670.html|accessdate=16 June 2013|work=Today|date=18 May 2013}}</ref>
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