Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi
Abbas Akhoundi | |
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| 2nd Minister of Roads and Urban Development | |
| In office 15 August 2013 – 20 October 2018 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Ali Nikzad |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Eslami |
| 13th Minister of Housing | |
| In office 16 August 1993 – 20 August 1997 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Serajedin Kazerooni |
| Succeeded by | Ali Abdolalizadeh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1957 Najaf, Iraq |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Spouse | Bano Rasoli Mahalati |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri (brother-in-law) Mohammad-Ali Shahidi (brother-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Royal Holloway, University of London (PhD) Tehran University |
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Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi (Persian: عباس آخوندی, born 6 June 1957) is an Iranian politician and academic and former Minister of Roads and Urban Development, from 2013 to 2018. In 1993, Akhoundi became the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, making him one of the youngest ministers in Iran's modern history until Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi's appointment in 2017.