Hamid Behbahani

Hamid Behbahani (, 14 January 1941 – 9 March 2024) was an Iranian academic and politician who served as minister of roads and transportation from 5 August 2008 to 1 February 2011 when he was impeached by the Parliament of Iran.

Early life and education Behbahani held a BS in civil engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology and a M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Florida.

Impeachment On 1 February 2011, 147 out of 234 Members of Parliament gave a vote of no confidence to Behbahani and impeached him for falsely claiming to hold a doctoral degree. He is the second minister to be impeached by the Parliament after Ali Kordan who was impeached in 2008.

Connection with Ahmadinejad Behbahani was the supervisor of Ahmadinejad during his PhD studies at Iran University of Science and Technology where he was involved in a plagiarism scandal.

Death Behbahani died on 9 March 2024, at the age of 83.