14 Facts About Mohammad Gharazi

Mohammad Gharazi is an Iranian politician who served as minister of petroleum from 1981 to 1985 and minister of post from 1985 to 1997.

Mohammad Gharazi was a member of the Iranian Parliament from 1980 to 1984 and governor of Khuzestan province.

Mohammad Gharazi was an independent candidate in the 2013 presidential election.

Mohammad Gharazi was born on 12 February 1942 in Shahreza, Isfahan province.

Mohammad Gharazi later moved to France but was back to his home country and was arrested by SAVAK in 1972.

Mohammad Gharazi accompanied Ruhollah Khomeini on his trip from Paris to Tehran.

Mohammad Gharazi was elected as member of the Iranian Parliament in 1980 election.

Mohammad Gharazi later was appointed minister of petroleum by the then Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi, replacing Mohammad Javad Tondguyan in the post.

Mohammad Gharazi held this post until 1985, when he became minister of post.

Mohammad Gharazi resigned from office in 1997 after election of Mohammad Khatami.

Mohammad Gharazi was a member of City Council of Tehran from 1999 to 2000.

Mohammad Gharazi run for President of Iran as an independent in the 2013 election, having announced his candidacy on 8 May 2013.

Mohammad Gharazi was the only independent candidate approved to run in the presidential election.

Mohammad Gharazi won the sixth place in the election, receiving only 446,015 votes.