About Majid Namjoo
Born 1962. Majid Namjoo is an Iranian civil engineer.
Majid Namjoo is an Iranian politician who was the minister of energy in second cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Early life Namjoo was born in Tehran on 5 January 1963.
Career Namjoo was a member of Kerman city Council from 2001 to 2008 and became deputy minister of energy in February 2008. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad nominated Namjoo as minister of energy in August 2009 and he was approved by the Majlis as the minister with 210 out of 290 votes. Namjoo's tenure ended on 15 August 2013 and he was replaced by Hamid Chitchian in the post.
Sanctions Namjoo was put by the European Union into the sanction list due to his connection to Iran's nuclear program on 16 October 2012.
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Who is Majid Namjoo?
Iranian politician
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Majid Namjoo was born on 5 January 1962 in Kerman.
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Majid Namjoo is a civil engineer.
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Majid Namjoo is Iranian.
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