Amir Hatami

Amir
Amir Hatami
Hatami in 2017
Minister of Defense
Assumed office
20 August 2017
President Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by Hossein Dehghan
Personal details
Born c. 1965/1966 (age 52–53)[1]
Zanjan, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Political party Independent
Alma mater Officers' Academy
University of Command and Staff
Supreme National Defense University
Occupation Military officer
Military service
Allegiance Iran
Service/branch Basij[2]
Army
Rank Brigadier general
Unit Ground Force
Battles/wars

Amir Hatami (Persian: امیر حاتمی‎) is an Iranian regular army (Artesh) officer with the rank of Brigadier general and the current minister of defense of Iran.[1] He was designated as the defense minister by President Hassan Rouhani on 8 August 2017[1] and gained vote of confidence from the parliament on 20 August 2017, with 261 yeas, 10 nays, 13 abstentions and 4 invalid votes.[3]

He is the first minister of defense with Artesh background in more than two decades, an office held by Revolutionary Guards officers only since 1989.[4]

Hatami previously served as the head of the Army's international relations office, as well as a deputy in the armed forces general staff.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hassan Rouhani's cabinet is complete. Here's the full list", Tehran Times, 8 August 2017, retrieved 8 August 2017
  2. 1 2 "Iran: A look at the 'dark past' of those in the running for Rouhani's cabinet", Al Arabiya, 12 August 2017, retrieved 14 August 2017
  3. ↑ "Almost All Ministers Proposed by Rouhani Receive Vote of Confidence", Iran Front Page, 20 August 2017, retrieved 20 August 2017
  4. ↑ Raz Zimmt (10 August 2017), "The Second Rouhani Government: Public Demands and Presidential Constraints", INSS Insight, Tel Aviv: The Institute for National Security Studies (963), retrieved 14 August 2017
  5. ↑ "Rouhani proposes Hatami for Defense Ministry", IRNA, 14 August 2017, retrieved 14 August 2017
Government offices
Preceded by
Majid Bokayi		 Deputy Minister of Defense
2013–2017		 Succeeded by
Ghasem Taghizadeh
Preceded by
Hossein Dehghan		 Minister of Defense
2017–present		 Incumbent
Military offices
Unknown
Last known title holder:
Mohammad-Hassan Nami		 Intelligence Deputy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
1998–2005		 Unknown
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