Ali Akbar Mehrabian
Minister of Energy
Assumed office
25 August 2021
PresidentEbrahim Raisi
Preceded byReza Ardakanian
Special Aide to the President
In office
27 December 2011 – 3 August 2013
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Succeeded byHossein Fereydoun
Minister of Industries and Mines
In office
2 November 2007 – 15 May 2011
Acting: 12 August – 2 November 2007
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byAlireza Tahmasbi
Succeeded byMehdi Ghazanfari
(Industries and Business)
Personal details
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Khansar, Iran
Awards Order of Construction (2nd class)[1]

Ali Akbar Mehrabian (Persian: علی‌اكبر محرابيان, born 1969) is an Iranian politician who is the current Minister of Energy.

He was the minister of industries and mines from 2 November 2007 to 15 May 2011. In 2011, it was announced that Ministry of Industries and Mines would be merged with the Ministry of Commerce, and Mehrabian would leave the cabinet afterward.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Mehrabian was born in 1969 in Isfahan, Iran. His family is from Isfahan. Mehrabi studied at Shiraz University and Tehran University. He obtained his master's degree in economic science from Tehran University .[5][6][3][4]

Ministerial activities

As a minister, Mehrabian traveled the world promoting Iran's commercial interests in friendly countries such as Qatar,[7] Belarus,[8] Egypt[9] and Venezuela.[10] He involved in the discussions of a potential World Oil Bank involving Russia and Venezuela,[11] and agreed on a cooperation protocol with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[12] He also promoted Iran's bilateral links and financial support for Cuba.[13]

He expressed deep concern over the non-adherence of industrial states to their commitments to control the emission of greenhouse gases.[14]

He implemented policies to encourage the production of cars powered by compressed natural gas (CNG).[15] Because Iran suffers from a lack of refining capacity, gasoline is rationed. Hundreds of thousands of gasoline-powered vehicles are also being converted to use a bi-fuel system allowing CNG as an alternative fuel.[16] He encouraged developments under which cars with Iranian content would be built in Egypt[9] and Syria.[17]

Following deadly crashes of imported aircraft, he also hoped to develop domestic production of aircraft.[18] He promoted the production of steel, copper,[19] and coal.[20] He implemented policies pressuring companies alleged to have links with businesses who trade with Israel, such as Coca-Cola, Nestle and Benetton.[21]

References

  1. ↑ نشان‌های دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدی‌نژاد به چه‌کسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 "زندگینامه: علی اکبر محرابیان (۱۳۴۸-)". hamshahrionline.ir. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "پايان نامه هاي دفاع شده". alborz.ut.ac.ir. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Rivetti, Paola (February 2012). "Islamic Republic: Shaping Iran's politics through the campus" (Chaillot Papers). In Rouzbeh Parsi (ed.). Iran: The RevolutIonary RepublIc in TransItIon. Paris: Institute for Security Studies European Union. ISBN 978-92-9198-198-4. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ahmadinejad's 'Family Justice'". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Visit of H. E. Eng. Ali Akbar Mehrabian, Iranian Minister of Industry and Mines
  8. ↑ Belarus, Iran to speed up Jofeyr deposit development
  9. 1 2 "Iran-Egypt to produce cars: Development from the D-8 Automotive Sector". Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  10. ↑ "Tehran-Caracas deals touch $20b". 19 November 2007.
  11. ↑ Iran, Russia and Venezuela prepared to set up world oil bank
  12. ↑ "Iran, DR Congo ink cooperation protocol". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  13. ↑ "Iran wants to loan more money to Cuba, up to 500million Euros". Havana Journal. 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Iran curbing greenhouse gases". Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  15. ↑ "120,000 CNG cars produced in 4 months". Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  16. ↑ 650,000 Vehicles Converted to Bi-fuel System
  17. ↑ President Al-Assad Affirms Importance of Syrian-Iranian Cars Factory
  18. ↑ Planes Iran to Produce Passenger Planes Zawya, 29 July 2009
  19. ↑ Iran Plans to Produce 250,000 Tons of Copper in Year to March Bloomberg
  20. ↑ "Iran to increase production of steel, copper, coal". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  21. ↑ Iran pressures firm over Coca-Cola links

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