Reza Faraji Dana
Iran
Minister of Science, Research and Technology
government
Reza Farajidana is an Iranian electrical engineer and reformist politician, who was the minister of Science, Research and Technology under President Hassan Rouhani. He served as president of University of Tehran, and as the former president of the Iranian branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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Sep 21, 2026
Lean Left
No direct article, but as a former science minister and reformist figure, he often comments on education policy; the articles on old maktab schools and school celebrations reflect ongoing debates about education quality.
Moderates see him as a voice for modernizing education and pushing back against ideological interference in schools, though he remains sidelined by vetting bodies.