Background
He was born in 1935 in Shiraz.
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Hamid Behbahani
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He holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology and a Master of Surgery and Doctor of Philosophy from the same university.
Career
His family went to Tehran in early 1950. He enjoyed to the Islamic Coalition Party in 1972 and Support Ruhollah Khomeini in Iranian Revolution of 1979. Behbahani was the head of the civil engineering department at Iran University of Science and Technology.
He was appointed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as advisor for transportation affairs
After the resignation of Mohammad Rahmati from office as minister of transportation on 18 June 2008, Ahmadinejad assigned Behbahni as his candidate for the ministry to the Parliament. He received 181 out of 271 votes of the MPs and became minister of roads and transportation.
He continued to serve in the same post in the second cabinet of Ahmadinejad after he was elected as president in 2009. Impeachment
He is the second minister to be impeached by the Parliament after Ali Kordan who was impeached in 2008.
Connection with Ahmadinejad
Behbahani was the supervisor of Ahmadinejad during his Doctor of Philosophy studies at Iran University of Science and Technology where he was involved in a plagiarism scandal.
Membership
He is also a member of high council of state for reform plan. On 1 February 2011, 147 out of 234 Members of Parliament gave a vote of no confidence to Behbahani and impeached him for falsely claiming to hold a doctoral degree.
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Political Party
Islamic Coalition Party