Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee

Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee (Persian: حمیدرضا حاجی‌بابایی, born 14 May 1959) is an Iranian politician who was Minister of Education from 2009 to 2013. He is the current member of the Parliament of Iran from Hamedan since 2016, as he previously held the position from the same district from 1996 until 2009 when he was nominated as Minister of Education by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and was confirmed by Parliament. Haji Babaee gained a B.A. in 1988 and M.A. in 1993, both in theology, and obtained Ph.D. in 1998.

Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee
Minister of Education
In office 15 November 2009 – 15 August 2013
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Ramezan Mohsenpour (acting)
Succeeded by	Ali-Asghar Fani
Member of the Parliament of Iran
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 May 2020
Constituency	Hamadan and Famenin
Majority	95,727 (45.29%)
In office 28 May 2016 – 26 May 2020
Constituency	Hamadan and Famenin
Majority	133,343 (49.61%)
In office 27 May 2008 – 15 November 2009
Constituency	Hamadan and Famenin
Majority	109,975 (54.83%)
In office 27 May 2004 – 26 May 2008
Constituency	Hamadan and Famenin
Majority	105,503 (50.26%)
In office 27 May 2000 – 26 May 2004
Constituency	Hamadan and Famenin
Majority	59,787 (26.74%)
In office 27 May 1996 – 26 May 2000
Constituency	Hamadan and Famenin
Majority	74,020 (64.01%)
Personal details
Born	(1959-05-14) May 14, 1959 Maryanaj, Hamadan, Iran
Political party	YEKTA Front (since 2015)
Other political affiliations	Electoral lists United Front of Principlists (2008) Moderation and Development Party (1999–2007; inactive from 2005) Islamic Republican Party
Alma mater	University of Tehran Islamic Azad University, Karaj Islamic Azad University, Tehran, SR
Cabinet	Ahmadinejad II
Portfolio	University of Tehran
Awards	Order of Education and Pedagogy (2nd class)
Website	Official website

Sources

• Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-3574-1.