Sattar Hashemi

Sayyid Sattar Hashemi (Persian: سیّد ستار هاشمی; born in 1976) is an Iranian university professor, researcher and politician who serving as the Minister of Information and Communications Technology of Iran since August 2024, in the Government of Masoud Pezeshkian.

Sayyid Sattar Hashemi
ستار هاشمی
Hashemi in 2024
Minister of Information and Communications Technology
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2024
President	Masoud Pezeshkian
Preceded by	Issa Zarepour
Personal details
Born	1976 Yasouj, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
Education	PhD in Artificial Intelligence
Alma mater	Isfahan University of Technology (Bachelor's degree of the Computer Engineering) Iran University of Science and Technology (Master's degree) Monash University (Master's degree)

Biography

He was born in 1976 in Yasuj city of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad provinces. In 1998, he completed his bachelor's degree in computer engineering majoring in hardware from Isfahan University of Technology. In 2001, Hashemi obtained his master's degree in artificial intelligence from the Iran University of Science and Technology, and in the same year, he entered the specialized doctoral program of this university, and in 1386, simultaneously from the Iran University of Science and Technology and the Monash University Australia graduated in the field of artificial intelligence.^[1][2]

On 21 August 2024, his candidacy for the post of minister for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in the Government of Masoud Pezeshkian was introduced by president Masoud Pezeshkian. His nomination was confirmed in the Islamic Consultative Assembly (the Iranian parliament) with 264 votes in favor.^[3][4][5]