Mohammad Forouzandeh
Mohammad Forouzandeh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
| Assumed office 27 February 2007 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Chairman | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani |
| Head of Mostazafan Foundation | |
| In office 22 July 1999 – 22 July 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Mohsen Rafighdoost |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Saeedikia |
| Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics | |
| In office 16 August 1993 – 20 August 1997 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Akbar Torkan |
| Succeeded by | Ali Shamkhani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 64–65) Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Revolutionary Guards General Staff |
| Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Mohammad Forouzandeh (Persian: محمد فروزنده; born in 1960) is an Iranian politician and security figure. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council.
He was the former head of the Bonyad-e Mostazafen va Janbazan (Foundation of the Oppressed and Disabled). His tenure as head of the foundation began on December 3, 2004, and was renewed for another five years on December 2, 2009. He resigned from his post on July 22, 2014, and was replaced by Mohammad Saeedikia. He served as chief of staff of the Revolutionary Guard from late 1987 to 1989 and later as Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran.