Hadi Tahan Nazif (in Persian: هادی طحان نظیف, born 1983) was born in Dezful during the war between Iran and Iraq and is the youngest member [1] of The Islamic Republic of Iran's Guardian Council. He was nominated for a seat as a legal expert in 2019 by the Head of the Judiciary after years of serving as a secretary for the Council.
Early life
Hadi Tahan Nazif was born in the city of Dezful in Khuzestan province in 1983. [2]
Academic background
Nazif holds an undergraduate degree specializing in law from Imam Sadiq University In 2013, he completed a PhD from the University of Tehran. [2]
While studying, Nazif was mentored by Professor Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaie who helped him to enter government. Kadkhodaie was the right-hand man of Ahmad Jannati in the Guardian Council when he became Nazif’s PhD adviser. [3]
Career
In 2008, while working on his PhD, Nazif became a member of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government as deputy for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. [1]
Upon completion of his PhD, Nazif gained membership to the Scientific Board of Legal Rights of Imam Sadiq University and became the educational deputy of the law faculty. [4]
Nazif also worked as a secretary for the Guardian Council. For about ten years he was working alongside both Ahmad Jannati and Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaie, the Secretary and Spokesperson of the Council, recording the minutes of sessions and arranging the agenda for Guardian Council meetings. [1]
In 2019 Nazif was nominated by the Head of the Judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi, for a position as a legal scholar on the Guardian Council. In June 2019, when Nazif was just 36 years old, he was voted into the Guardian Council by members of Iran's Parliament ( Majles) as its youngest member. [5]
References
- ^ a b c The Political Reporters Group. "Hadi Tahan Nazif". Mizan Online News Agency. Mizan Online News Agency. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b "پروفایل هادی طحان نظیف". Arseh Sevom. Arseh Sevom. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Nazif, Hadi Tahan. "Hadi Tahan Nazif's Thesis (fa)". دانشگاه تهران. University of Tehran. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Hadi Tahan nazif [sic]". Imam Sadiq University. Imam Sadiq University.
- ^ "روایت جوانترین عضو شورای نگهبان از جلسه دیروز این شورا (A talk with the youngest member of Iran's Guardian Council from yesterday's meeting)". Shora-GC.ir. the Guardian Council. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
Hadi Tahan Nazif (in Persian: هادی طحان نظیف, born 1983) was born in Dezful during the war between Iran and Iraq and is the youngest member [1] of The Islamic Republic of Iran's Guardian Council. He was nominated for a seat as a legal expert in 2019 by the Head of the Judiciary after years of serving as a secretary for the Council.
Early life
Hadi Tahan Nazif was born in the city of Dezful in Khuzestan province in 1983. [2]
Academic background
Nazif holds an undergraduate degree specializing in law from Imam Sadiq University In 2013, he completed a PhD from the University of Tehran. [2]
While studying, Nazif was mentored by Professor Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaie who helped him to enter government. Kadkhodaie was the right-hand man of Ahmad Jannati in the Guardian Council when he became Nazif’s PhD adviser. [3]
Career
In 2008, while working on his PhD, Nazif became a member of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government as deputy for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. [1]
Upon completion of his PhD, Nazif gained membership to the Scientific Board of Legal Rights of Imam Sadiq University and became the educational deputy of the law faculty. [4]
Nazif also worked as a secretary for the Guardian Council. For about ten years he was working alongside both Ahmad Jannati and Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaie, the Secretary and Spokesperson of the Council, recording the minutes of sessions and arranging the agenda for Guardian Council meetings. [1]
In 2019 Nazif was nominated by the Head of the Judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi, for a position as a legal scholar on the Guardian Council. In June 2019, when Nazif was just 36 years old, he was voted into the Guardian Council by members of Iran's Parliament ( Majles) as its youngest member. [5]
References
- ^ a b c The Political Reporters Group. "Hadi Tahan Nazif". Mizan Online News Agency. Mizan Online News Agency. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b "پروفایل هادی طحان نظیف". Arseh Sevom. Arseh Sevom. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Nazif, Hadi Tahan. "Hadi Tahan Nazif's Thesis (fa)". دانشگاه تهران. University of Tehran. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Hadi Tahan nazif [sic]". Imam Sadiq University. Imam Sadiq University.
- ^ "روایت جوانترین عضو شورای نگهبان از جلسه دیروز این شورا (A talk with the youngest member of Iran's Guardian Council from yesterday's meeting)". Shora-GC.ir. the Guardian Council. Retrieved 6 April 2020.