Akbar Nikzad

Akbar Nikzad (Persian: اکبر نیکزاد, born 1969 in Ardabil) is an Iranian politician, and the Governor of Ardabil Province and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province from 2011 to 2013 in the Government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.^[1][2] He was former mayor of Hometown Ardabil. Ali Nikzad his brother was former minister of Ahmadinejad Government. He was also the head of Housing Foundation of Islamic Revolution from 2021 to 2023.

Akbar Nikzad
اکبر نیکزاد
Governor of Ardabil Province
In office 1 November 2012 – 6 November 2013
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Hossein Saberi
Succeeded by	Majid Khodabakhsh
Governor of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
In office 8 June 2011 – 1 November 2012
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Qavvam Nozari
Succeeded by	Hossein Saberi
Mayor of Ardabil
In office 2 July 2007 – 5 June 2011
Preceded by	Yaghoub Azizzadeh
Succeeded by	Sodeif Badri
Personal details
Born	1969 (age 55–56) Ardabil, Iran
Political party	Principlists