Eshaq Jahangiri

6th First Vice President of Iran

Eshaq Jahangiri Kouhshahi (Persian: ‌اسحاق جهانگیری کوهشاهی, pronounced [esˈhɒːɢ dʒæhɒ:ŋˈgi:ɾi: ku:hʃɒ:ˈhi:]; born 21 January 1958) is an Iranian politician and vice president of Hassan Rouhani's government. Jahangiri was the minister of industries and mines from 1997 to 2005 under President Mohammad Khatami.

Eshaq Jahangiri
6th First Vice President of Iran
In office
3 August 2013 – 8 August 2021
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byMohammad Reza Rahimi
Succeeded byMohammad Mokhber
Minister of Industries and Mines
In office
14 January 2001 – 25 August 2005
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byGholamreza Shafeei (Industries)
Himself (Mines and Metals)
Succeeded byAlireza Tahmasbi
Minister of Mines and Metals
In office
21 August 1997 – 14 January 2001
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byHossein Mahlouji
Succeeded byHimself (Industries and Mines)
Governor of Isfahan Province
In office
1992–1997
Preceded byMohammad Reza Vaghefi
Succeeded bySeyed Jaffar Mousavi
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 1984 – 28 May 1992
ConstituencyJiroft
Majority61,663 (68.8%)[1]
Personal details
Born
Eshaq Jahangiri Kouhshahi

(1958-01-21) 21 January 1958 (age 66)
Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
Political partyExecutives of Construction Party
Spouse(s)Manijeh Jahangiri
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Kerman
Sharif University of Technology
Islamic Azad University Science and Research, Tehran
Signature
WebsiteGovernment website

Before that, he was the governor of Isfahan Province. He was also a member of Parliament for two terms.[2]

On 4 March 2020, after the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, it was reported that Jahangiri had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019.[3] On 11 March, his infection was confirmed.[4]

References

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  1. مرکز پژوهشها - اسحاق جهانگیری. rc.majlis.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  2. "Summary of Background of the First Vice President". Official Website of Iranian Government (in Persian). Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. "IranWire Exclusive: Iran's Vice President Contracts Coronavirus". IranWire. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. "Coronavirus: Iran's first vice president Jahangiri infected". Tunisie Numerique. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.