Hassan Sobhani
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Hassan Sobhani | |
|---|---|
 Sobhani in 2016 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 3 May 1996 – 4 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Reza Nasehi |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Malek Mohammadi |
| Constituency | Damghan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1953 |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Zeinab Sobhani (m. 1975) |
| Children | Zahra (b. 1976) Hamed (b. 1986) |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran Tarbiat Modares University National University |
| Website | Official website |
Hassan Sobahni (Persian: حسن سبحانی, born 15 January 1953) is a Tehran University Professor of Economics, specifically Islamic Economy, Finance and Monetary Systems.[1]
He was a member of the lower chamber of the Iranian parliament representing the people of Damghan for three terms from 1996 to 2008. His candidacy for the 11th, 12th and 14th presidential elections of 2013, 2017 and 2024 in Iran was rejected each time by the Guardian Council of the Constitution for unknown reasons.
Education
Sobhani was born on 15 January 1953 in Damghan, Iran. His father was a worker. After completing his high school, he began working as a teacher in his home town. He was also a supporter of 1979 revolution and after the falling of Shah's regime, he elected as a member of Damghan city council. the year after, he became chairman of the city council when he was only 26 but he was resigned in 1981 to become deputy minister of culture.[2]
He began his higher education in the National University in economics branch in 1975 and graduated in 1979. In 1982, he began studying in Tarbiat Modares University that he ends in 1986 and after that, he became an employee of Ministry of Education and began teaching in Economics University of Tehran.[3]
He received his PhD in 1993 from the University of Tehran, and became a professor there in 2012.
