Rahim Hobbenaghi (born in January 1960, Urmia) is an Iranian professor, veterinarian, and university president. He has been the President of Urmia University from 1997 to 2001; and again from 2014 to 2021.
Early life
Hobbenaghi was born in January 1960 in the city of Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. He studied in Urmia up to high school. In 1979 he was accepted into a veterinary program at the University of Tehran. Hobbenaghi is also a veteran of the Iran–Iraq War and participated in the Before the Dawn, Dawn 1, and Dawn 2 operations.
According to the site of Iranian higher education (Ministry of Science) on January 1, 2018, Hobbenaghi was selected for a second consecutive term and will be the university's president for the next four years starting from February 2018. He is the first to serve three non consecutive terms.
References
- "دکتر رحیم حب نقی | رزومه اعضای هیات علمی دانشگاه ارومیه". Archived from the original on 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- "دکتر رحیم حب نقی در جایگاه ریاست دانشگاه ارومیه ابقا شد - وزارت علوم، تحقیقات و فناوری" [Dr. Rahim Hobbenaghi was retained as the President of Urmia University]. وزارت علوم، تحقیقات و فناوری (Ministry of Science, Research and Technology) (in Persian). December 11, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
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| Preceded byMehdi Razavi Rouhani | President of Urmia University 1997–2001 |
Succeeded byGoudarz Sadeghi-Hashjin |
| Preceded byHassan Sedghi | President of Urmia University 2014–2021 |
Succeeded byAhmad Alijanpour |
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