Abdolreza Ansari

Abdolreza Ansari (; 1925–2020) was an Iranian engineer, bureaucrat and politician who held various government posts. He served as minister of labor (1959–1960) and minister of interior (1966–1969).

Early life and education Ansari was born in 1925.

Career Following his return to Iran in 1951 Ansari started his career at the Ministry of Labor. He was appointed minister of interior in 1966 to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda. Ansari's other positions included the managing director of Khuzestan Water and Power Authority, governor general of the Khuzestan province and managing director of the Imperial Organization for Social Services. In the latter post Ansari was the deputy of Princess Ashraf Pahlavi. In 2016 he published a book entitled The Shah’s Iran - Rise and Fall Conversations with an Insider of which the English edition was printed by I.B. Tauris.

Ansari was married and had three children: Nazanin, Ketayoun and Mohammad Reza.