Hamid Chitchian

Hamid Chitchian
October 2014
Minister of Energy
In office
15 August 2013  20 August 2017
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byMajid Namjoo
Succeeded byReza Ardakanian
Member of the Iranian Parliament
In office
28 May 1988  28 May 1992
ConstituencyTabriz, Osku and Azarshahr
Majority308,485 (40.10%)
Personal details
Born
Hamid Chitchian

(1957-03-21) 21 March 1957
Tabriz, Iran
Political partyIndependent
Alma materAmirkabir University of Technology
Tarbiat Modares University
ProfessionEngineer
Military service
AllegianceIran
Branch/serviceRevolutionary Guard
Years of service1980–1988
Battles/warsIran–Iraq War

Hamid Chitchian (Persian: حمید چیت‌چیان, born 21 March 1957) is an Iranian politician and the former intelligence head. He had been energy minister of Iran from 15 August 2013 until 20 August 2017.