Ali Salajegheh

Ali Salajegheh
علی سلاجقه
Salajegheh in 2023
Vice President of Iran
Head of Department of Environment
In office
3 October 2021 – 22 August 2024
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Mohammad Mokhber (acting)
Preceded byIsa Kalantari
Succeeded byShina Ansari
Personal details
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Rabor, Kerman province, Iran
Alma materTehran University
University of Central Florida
OccupationPolitician, Environmentalist
Professionwater resources engineer

Ali Salajegheh (Persian: علی سلاجقه; born 1967)[1] was the Vice President of Iran and Head of Iran's Department of Environment in the 13th government from 2021 to 2024.[2][3] He was previously Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Head of the Forests and Rangelands Organization of Iran.[4][5][6][7]

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

  1. ^ "Ali Salajegheh biography". Hamshahri newspaper. 20 February 2022.
  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.