Parviz Fattah


Sayyid Parviz Fattah is an Iranian conservative politician, former member of Revolutionary Guard and former minister of energy in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's first cabinet from 2005 to 2009. He is former head of Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation from 2015 to 2019. He is currently head of Mostazafan Foundation from 22 July 2019.

Early life and education

Born in Urmia in 1961, he has the license of Civil engineering from Sharif University of Technology, a master's degree in systems engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran and PhD from Imam Hossein University in Tehran.

Career

Fattah was appointed energy minister in 2005 and approved by the Majlis with 194 votes in favor. He was in office until 2009. Then he became the executive director of the foundation, Bonyad Taavon Sepah, which is the IRGC's cooperative foundation He was also named deputy commander of the IRGC's construction body, Khatam ol Anbia.

Sanctions

put sanctions on Fattah in December 2010 due to his activities in the Bonyad Taavon Sepah that provides services to the IRGC.