Reza Farajidana

Reza Faraji-Dana
Farajidana in 2013
Minister of Science, Research and Technology
In office
27 October 2013  20 August 2014
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byJafar Towfighi
Succeeded byMohammad-Ali Najafi
Personal details
Born
Reza Faraji-Dana

(1960-10-27) 27 October 1960
Qom, Pahlavi Iran
Political partyIslamic Association of Engineering Faculty Graduates of University of Tehran
Alma mater
OccupationAcademic
ProfessionElectrical engineering
CabinetRouhani Cabinet
Signature
Military service
AllegianceIran
Branch/serviceRevolutionary Guards
Years of service1980–1982
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Reza Faraji-Dana (born 1960 in Qom) is an Iranian electrical engineer and reformist politician, who was the minister of Science, Research and Technology under President Hassan Rouhani. He served as president of University of Tehran, and as the former president of the Iranian branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.