Mostafa Moeen

Mostafa Moeen
Mostafa Moein, in the seventh anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Montazeri, Najaf Abad
Minister of Science
In office 20 August 1997 – 23 August 2003
President	Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Mohammad Reza Hashemi
Succeeded by	Jafar Towfighi
In office 29 August 1989 – 16 August 1993
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by	Mohammad Farhadi
Succeeded by	Mohammad Reza Hashemi
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office 24 June 1997 – 19 August 1997
Constituency	Isfahan
Majority	369,062 (61.8%)
In office 28 May 1988 – 19 August 1989
Constituency	Tehran, Rey and Shemiranat
Majority	598,502 (38%)
In office 25 January 1983 – 28 May 1984
Constituency	Shiraz
Majority	185,540 (54.5%)
Personal details
Born	(1951-04-01) April 1, 1951 (age 73) Isfahan, Iran
Political party	Islamic Iran Participation Front
Other political affiliations	Islamic Association of Iranian Medical Society Front for Democracy and Human Rights
Alma mater	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Website	Mostafa Moeen

Mostafa Moeen (Persian: مصطفی معین; born 1 April 1951 in Najafabad, Isfahan) is an Iranian politician, professor of pediatrics, and a human rights activist who is currently founder and president of the Front for Human Rights and Democracy in Iran. He was a presidential candidate for the 2005 Iranian presidential election. His campaign enjoyed the support of some reformist parties and organizations, headed by the Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF).

Currently, he is the director of Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS).

Early life

Moeen was born in 1951 in the city of Najaf Abad. At age 18, he was accepted to Shiraz University medical school, and after the Iranian Revolution, he was appointed as the president of Shiraz University. He was elected as representative of Shiraz in mid-term elections of the first Parliament of Iran in 1982.

Ministration term

Moeen was the Minister of Culture and Higher Education under President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1989-1993) and President Mohammad Khatami (1997-2000), and later became the Minister of Science, Research, and Technology (the same post, with a changed name) under President Khatami (2000-2003). As a Minister, Moeen resigned after the student protests of July 1999, and again in July 2003 after he failed to persuade the Council of Guardians to redirect his ministry towards his vision of higher "scientific productivity".

Presidential ambition

On October 12, 2004, Mir-Hossein Mousavi declined to run for the presidency, causing the Islamic Iran Participation Front to consider Moeen instead. IIPF members soon announced his nomination. On December 29, 2004, Moeen agreed to run for the presidency, as the first major candidate to announce his participation.

Contrary to the general expectations and the poll results, Moeen, who was expected to be among the first three most popular candidates in the first round, fared poorly and ranked fifth in the end, with the election resulting in a run-off between Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Moeen's present campaign was headed by Ali Shakouri-Rad, and he was supported by the following political parties and organizations:

• Islamic Iran Participation Front
• Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization (sāzmān-e mojāhedin-e enghelāb-e eslāmi)
• Movement for Liberation of Iran (nehzat-e āzādi-e irān)
• Council of National-Religional Forces (shorāy-e niruhāy-e melli mazhabi)
• Islamic Association of the Medical Society (anjoman-e eslāmi-e jāme'e-ye pezeshki)
• Islamic Association of the Teachers (anjoman-e eslāmi-e mo'allemān)
• Islamic Association of University Lecturers (anjoman-e eslāmi-e modarresin-e dāneshgāh-hā)

Scientific career

Mostafa Moin is one of the leading Iranian researchers in the field of pediatric immunology and allergy. He is currently president of a research center affiliated with the Tehran medical school.

External links

• Official presidential campaign
• Official weblog (in Persian)
• Mostafa Moin's publications in pubmed
• Moeen's candidacy for presidency by IIPF, an article by Shargh newspaper (in Persian)
• Curriculum vitae of Dr. Mostafa Moin
• Video Archive of Mostafa Moin's Presidential Campaign

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Cabinet of President Mohammad Khatami (1997–2005)

Cabinet
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Kamal Kharrazi (1997–2005)
Minister of Agriculture**	Isa Kalantari (1997–2001)
Minister of Jihad of Construction**	Mohammad Saeedikia (1997–2001)
Ministry of Jihad of Agriculture**	Mahmoud Hojjati (2001–2005)
Minister of Post, Telegraph and Telephone	Mohammad Reza Aref (1997–2000) Nasrollah Jahangard* (2000) Abdollah Mirtaheri* (2000–2001) Ahmad Motamedi (2001–2005)
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Hossein Kamali (1997–2001) Safdar Hosseini (2001–2004) Nasser Khaleghi (2004–2005)
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance	Attaollah Mohajerani (1997–2000) Ahmad Masjed-Jamei* (2000–2001) Ahmad Masjed-Jamei (2001–2005)
Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics	Ali Shamkhani (1997–2005)
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance	Hossein Namazi (1997–2001) Tahmasb Mazaheri (2001–2004) Safdar Hosseini (2004–2005)
Minister of Education	Hossein Mozaffar (1997–2001) Morteza Haji (2001–2005)
Minister of Energy	Habibolah Bitaraf (1997–2005)
Minister of Health and Medical Education	Mohammad Farhadi (1997–2001) Masoud Pezeshkian (2001–2005)
Minister of Mines and Metals***	Eshaq Jahangiri (1997–2001)
Minister of Industries***	Gholamreza Shafeei (1997–2001)
Minister of Industries and Mines***	Eshaq Jahangiri (2001–2005)
Minister of Intelligence	Ghorbanali Dorri Najafabadi (1997–1998) Ali Younesi (1998–2005)
Minister of Interior	Abdollah Nouri (1997–1998) Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari (1998–2005)
Minister of Justice	Mohammad Ismaeil Shooshtari (1997–2005)
Minister of Petroleum	Bijan Namdar Zanganeh (1997–2005)
Minister of Roads and Transportation	Mahmoud Hojatti (1997–2001) Rahman Dadman (2001) Ahmad Khorram (2001–2004) Mohammad Rahmati (2004–2005)
Commerce	Mohammad Shariatmadar (1997–2005)
Minister of Science, Research and Technology	Mostafa Moeen (1997–2003) Jafar Towfighi (2003–2005)
Minister of Welfare and Social Security****	Mohammad Hossein Sharifzadegan (2004–2005)
Ministry of Cooperatives	Morteza Haji (1997–2001) Ali Soufi (2001–2005)
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development	Ali Abdolalizadeh (1997–2005)

Cabinet-level
First Vice President	Hassan Habibi (1997–2001) Mohammad Reza Aref (2001–2005)
Chief of Staff	Mohammad-Ali Abtahi (1997–2001) Ali Khatami (2001–2005)
Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization	Gholam Reza Aghazadeh (1997–2005)
Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization	Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi (1997–2003) Hossein Marashi (2003–2005)
Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization	Masoumeh Ebtekar (1997–2005)
Vice President and Head of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs	Hossein Dehghan (2002–2005)
Vice President and Head of Management and Planning Organization of Iran	Mohammad-Ali Najafi (1997–2000) Mohammad Reza Aref (2000–2001) Mohammad Sattarifar (2001–2004) Hamidreza Baradaran-Shoraka (2004–2005)
Vice President and Head of Physical Education Organization	Mostafa Hashemitaba (1997–2001) Mohsen Mehralizadeh (2001–2005)
Vice President for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs	Mohammad-Ali Abtahi (2001–2004) Majid Ansari (2004–2005)

* Acting
**Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Jihad of Construction merged, forming Ministry of Jihad of Agriculture
***Ministry of Industries and Ministry of Mines and Metals merged, forming Ministry of Industries and Mines
****established in 2004