Mohammad Nahavandian

Mohammad Nahavandian
Vice President of Iran for Economic Affairs
In office 20 August 2017 – 25 August 2021
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Position reestablished
Succeeded by	Mohsen Rezaee
Supervisor of Presidential Administration of Iran
In office 3 August 2013 – 20 August 2017
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Hamid Baghaei
Succeeded by	Mahmoud Vaezi
Head of President's Office
In office 3 August 2013 – 20 August 2017
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Mir-Hassan Mousavi
Succeeded by	Mahmoud Vaezi
Personal details
Born	(1954-02-06) 6 February 1954 (age 70) Tehran, Iran
Political party	Independent politician
Alma mater	Alavi Institute Qom Hawza University of Tehran George Washington University
Profession	Politician, Economist
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Website	Official website

Mohammad Nahavandian (Persian: ‌محمد نهاوندیان, born 2 February 1954) is an Iranian politician and economist who served as the Vice President for Economic Affairs.^[1] He was formerly Chief of Staff of the President of Iran, serving from 2013 until 2017.

He is described as a "moderate, religious-minded veteran technocrat" with strong ties to the traditional bazaari class.^[2] He was reportedly on friendly terms with late Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, as well as Ali Larijani and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.^[3][4]