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Khorram was the Minister of Roads and Transportation under President Mohammad Khatami,until 3 October 2004,when he was impeached by the Majlis of Iran by 188 votes out of 258 present members of the parliament. [2] He was replaced by Ahmad Sadegh-Bonab,as the temporary supervisor of the ministry.
Born in Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari,and having a bachelor's degree in Roads and Structures Engineering from the University of Tabriz,Khorram's previous posts in the Iranian government,include the governorship of Hormozgan,Khuzestan,and Hamedan and vice ministership of the Ministry of Roads and Transportation.
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