Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi ( Persian : عباس آخوندی , born 6 June 1957) is an Iranian politician and academic and former Minister of Roads and Urban Development , from 2013 to 2018. In 1993, Akhoundi became the Minister of Housing and Urban Development , making him one of the youngest ministers in Iran's modern history until Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi 's appointment in 2017.