Ali Akbar Mehrabian
| Ali Akbar Mehrabian | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Industries and Mines | |
| In office 2 November 2007 – 3 August 2011 |
|
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Ali Reza Tahmasbi |
| Succeeded by | Mehdi Ghazanfari (Industries and Business) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1975 Kerman, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
Ali Akbar Mehrabian (Persian: علی اكبر محرابيان, born 2 February 1975) is an Iranian politician who was minister of industries and mines from 2 November 2007 to 3 August 2011. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proposed he retain this post in the 2009 cabinet. In 2011, it was announced that ministry of industries and mines would be merged with ministry of commerce and Mehrabian would leave the cabinet afterward.[1]
Early life and education
Mehrabian was born on 2 February 1975 in Isfahan, Iran. His family is from Isfahan. Mehrabi studied at Shiraz University. .[2][3]
Ministerial activities
As minister, Mehrabian travelled the world promoting Iran's commercial interests in friendly countries such as Qatar,[4] Belarus,[5] Egypt [6] and Venezuela.[7] He involved in the discussions of a potential World Oil Bank involving Russia and Venezuela,[8] and agreed a cooperation protocol with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[9] He also promoted Iran's bilateral links and financial support for Cuba.[10]
He expressed deep concern over the non-adherence of industrial states to their commitments to control the emission of greenhouse gases.[11]
He implemented policies to encourage production of cars powered by compressed natural gas (CNG).[12] Because Iran suffers from a lack of refining capacity, gasoline is rationed. Hundreds of thousands of gasoline-powered vehicles are also being converted to use a bi-fuel system allowing CNG as an alternative fuel.[13] He encouraged developments under which cars with Iranian content would be built in Egypt[6] and Syria.[14]
Following deadly crashes of imported aircraft, he also hoped to develop domestic production of aircraft.[15] He promoted production of steel, copper,[16] and coal.[17] He implemented policies pressurising companies alleged to have links with businesses who trade with Israel, such as Coca Cola, Nestle and Benetton[18]
Conviction for fraud
Mehrabian was convicted a fraud in which he and Mousa Mazloum in 2005 published an invention by Farzan Salimi, claiming it as their own. The idea for an "earthquake saferoom" — a design for a fortified room in homes in case of disaster - was owned by Salimi, an Iranian researcher and engineer.[19]
Ahmadinejad was also named as an author on the cover of the book in which the fraudulent claim was made.[20] In July 2009, the general court of Tehran convicted Mehrabian and Mousa Mazloum. The court ordered the registration of the design to be taken from them and given to Salimi, but did not otherwise assign punishment.[19][21]
References
- ↑ [1][dead link]
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- ↑ Visit of H. E. Eng. Ali Akbar Mehrabian, Iranian Minister of Industry and Mines
- ↑ Belarus, Iran to speed up Jofeyr deposit development
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 [2][dead link]
- ↑ http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=157439
- ↑ Iran, Russia and Venezuela prepared to set up world oil bank
- ↑ Iran, DR Congo ink cooperation protocol
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- ↑ Iran curbing greenhouse gases
- ↑ 120,000 CNG cars produced in 4 months
- ↑ 650,000 Vehicles Converted to Bi-fuel System
- ↑ President Al-Assad Affirms Importance of Syrian-Iranian Cars Factory
- ↑ Planes Iran to Produce Passenger Planes Zawya, 29 July 2009
- ↑ Iran Plans to Produce 250,000 Tons of Copper in Year to March Bloomberg
- ↑ Iran to increase production of steel, copper, coal
- ↑ Iran pressures firm over Coca-Cola links
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by
Ali-Reza Tahmasbi
|
Ministry of Industries and Mines 2007–2011 |
Succeeded by Mehdi Ghazanfari as Minister of Industries and Business |
