Habibolah Bitaraf (Persian: حبیبالله بیطرف) is an Iranian reformist[2] politician. He was Energy Minister for 8 years during Mohammad Khatami presidency.[3] He also served as provincial governor of Yazd.[1]
Habibollah Bitaraf | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Energy | |
| In office 20 August 1997 – 24 August 2005 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Bijan Namdar Zangeneh |
| Succeeded by | Parviz Fattah |
| Governor of Yazd Province | |
| In office 1986–1989 | |
| President | Ali Khamenei |
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Preceded by | Morteza Fattah |
| Succeeded by | Abdulali Hamidia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Yazd, Iran |
| Political party | Islamic Iran Participation Front |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Profession | Civil engineer[1] |
He was nominated as the energy minister by President Hassan Rouhani on 8 August 2017[4] but he was the only nominee who did not gain a vote of confidence from the parliament on 20 August 2017, with 133 yeas, 132 nays, 17 abstentions and 6 invalid votes.[5]
Bitaraf is a founding member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front.[6]