Abdolreza Sheykholeslami

Abdolreza Sheykholeslami (Persian: عبدالرضا شیخ‌الاسلامی) is an Iranian politician who is the former Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare.

[2] He was dismissed from office on 3 February 2013, being the ninth minister to be fired during the second term of president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad since 2009.

[5] He was graduated from Iran University of Science and Technology in 1993, receiving a bachelor's degree in urban engineering.

On 6 August 2009, he was nominated as minister of labour and social affairs by Ahmadinejad and was confirmed by Parliament with an absolute majority.

On 26 July 2011, he was nominated as minister of cooperatives, labour and social welfare after three ministries were merged and was confirmed by the Parliament on 3 August 2011.