Ali Soufi
Iranian politician
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Ali Soufi (Persian: علی صوفی) is an Iranian reformist politician. He held various offices as governors and ministers for three decades during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s.
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byMorteza Haji
Succeeded byMohammad Ardakani
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Ali Soufi | |
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علی صوفی | |
| Minister of Cooperatives | |
| In office 22 August 2001 – 24 August 2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Morteza Haji |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ardakani |
| Governor of Gilan Province | |
| In office 8 February 1998 – 11 August 2001 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Ali-Akbar Tahayi |
| Succeeded by | Ali Bagheri (acting) |
| Governor of Kohgiluyeh & Boyer-Ahmad Province | |
| In office 1 October 1989 – 12 September 1993 | |
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Jami (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Jami (acting) |
| Governor of Bushehr Province | |
| In office 19 March 1986 – 1 October 1989 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Reza Majidi (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Gholamreza Sahrayian |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Union of Islamic Iran People Party |
| Other political affiliations | Islamic Iran Participation Front[1] |
He is a member of the 'Reformists' Supreme Council for Policymaking'.[2]
Soufi enrolled to run for parliament in 2008 and 2016 elections but was disqualified by the Guardian Council.[3][4]
