Yahya Ale Eshaq

Yahya Ale Eshaq (Persian: یحیی آل اسحاق; born June 6, 1949 in Qom, origin from Zanjan^[1]) is an Iranian politician who served as minister of commerce in the cabinet of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from 1993 to 1997. He is also the head of the commerce center of Tehran since 2009. He was one of the potential candidates for the 2013 presidential election but was declined his candidacy on 11 May 2013.^{[clarification needed][2]}

Yahya Ale Eshaq
Minister of Commerce
In office 16 August 1993 – 20 August 1997
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded by	Abdulhossein Vahaj
Succeeded by	Mohammad Shariatmadari
Personal details
Born	(1949-06-06) 6 June 1949 (age 76) Qom, Iran
Political party	Islamic Coalition Party
Other political affiliations	PFIRF
Residence	Tehran
Alma mater	Supreme National Defence University
Website	official website