Ali-Akbar Parvaresh

Ali-Akbar Parvaresh (Persian: علی‌اکبر پرورش‎; 1942 – 27 December 2013) was an Iranian politician. He was Minister of Education from 1981 to 1985 and also a parliament member for three terms, first elected in 1980 and served again from 1988 to 1996. He was a presidential candidate twice, the first time in July 1981 election which he received 401,035 (2.8% of votes) and the second time in October 1981 election gained 341,841 (2.1%) and ranked second after Ali Khamenei. He was deputy to Secretary-General of Islamic Coalition Party until 2001.^[3]

Ali-Akbar Parvaresh
Minister of Education
In office 17 August 1981 – 14 August 1984
Prime Minister	Mohammad-Javad Bahonar Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded by	Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Succeeded by	Kazem Akrami
First Deputy of the Parliament of Iran
In office 16 May 1980 – 9 August 1981
Preceded by	Office vacant
Succeeded by	Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha
Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office 28 May 1988 – 28 May 1996
Constituency	Isfahan
Majority	120,943 (38.1%)[1]
In office 5 May 1980 – 9 August 1981
Constituency	Isfahan
Majority	232,322 (71.7%)[2]
Member of Assembly of Experts for Constitution
In office 15 August 1979 – 15 November 1979
Constituency	Isfahan Province
Majority	710,726 (75.1%)
Personal details
Born	ali akbar raffiayi 1942 (1942) Isfahan, Iran
Died	27 December 2013(2013-12-27) (aged 70–71) Isfahan, Iran
Political party	Islamic Coalition Party
Alma mater	University of Isfahan University of Tehran