Mohammad Forouzandeh is the head of the Bonyad-e Mostazafen va Janbazan

Bonyad-e Mostazafen va Janbazan

The Mostazafen Foundation of Islamic Revolution formerly Bonyad-e Mostazafen va Janbazan is a charitable bonyad, or foundation, in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the second-largest commercial enterprise in Iran behind the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company and biggest holding company in the...

, or Foundation of the Oppressed and Disabled, the second-largest commercial enterprise in Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 (behind the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company

National Iranian Oil Company

The National Iranian Oil Company , a government-owned corporation under the direction of the Ministry of Petroleum of Iran, is an oil and natural gas producer and distributor headquartered in Tehran. It was established in 1948...

) and biggest holding company

Holding company

A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...

 in the Middle East. His tenure as head of the foundation was renewed "for another five years" on December 3, 2005. Forouzandeh is also a member of the powerful Expediency Discernment Council

Expediency Discernment Council

The Expediency Discernment Council of the System is an administrative assembly appointed by the Supreme Leader and was created upon the revision to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran on 6 February 1988...

for 2007-2012. He served as chief of staff of the Revolutionary Guard in the late 1980s and later as Defense Minister of Iran.