Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi

Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi
Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi
Minister of Information and Communications Technology
	In office; 20 August 2017 – 25 August 2021
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Mahmoud Vaezi
Succeeded by	Eisa Zarepour
Personal details
Born	16 September 1981 (age 42); Jahrom, Fars Province, Iran
Children	4
Alma mater	Power and Water University of Technology
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Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi (Persian: محمدجواد آذری جهرمی; born 16 September 1982) is an Iranian politician and former intelligence officer^[3] who served as the Minister of Information and Communications Technology in the administration of President Hassan Rouhani from 2017 to 2021.

He gained vote of confidence from the parliament on 20 August 2017, with 152 yeas, 120 nays, 7 abstentions and 9 invalid votes.^[4]

He is currently the youngest member of the cabinet of Iran, as well as the first Iranian minister born after the Iranian Revolution.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Iran-related Designation", United States Department of the Treasury, 22 November 2019, retrieved 22 November 2019
^ "Hassan Rouhani's cabinet is complete. Here's the full list", Tehran Times, 8 August 2017, retrieved 8 August 2017
^ Barlow, Rebecca; Akbarzadeh, Shahram (2018), Human Rights and Agents of Change in Iran: Towards a Theory of Change, Springer, p. 43, ISBN 978-9811088247
^ "Almost All Ministers Proposed by Rouhani Receive Vote of Confidence", Iran Front Page, 20 August 2017, retrieved 20 August 2017
^ "Proposed ICT Minister Promises More, Better Internet", Financial Tribune, 16 August 2017, retrieved 20 August 2017

Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi


Minister of Information and Communications Technology
In office 20 August 2017 – 25 August 2021
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Mahmoud Vaezi
Succeeded by	Eisa Zarepour

Personal details
Born	(1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 42)^[1] Jahrom, Fars Province, Iran^[1]
Children	4
Alma mater	Power and Water University of Technology^[2]
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