han ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Iran ▁ ▁Moh amm adre za ▁N emat za de h : ▁Minister ▁of ▁Indust ries ▁and ▁Business ▁ ▁Ham id ▁Ch itch ian : ▁Minister ▁of ▁Energy ▁ ▁Shah ind ok ht ▁M ola ver di : ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁Iran ▁the ▁section ▁Women ▁and ▁Family ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁Cons ulate ▁ ▁Military ▁Several ▁Iran ian ▁Army ▁and ▁Sep ah ▁divisions ▁and ▁brig ades ▁are ▁based ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁including : ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁The ▁economy ▁in ▁Iran ian ▁A zer ba ij an ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁He avy ▁indust ries , ▁food ▁indust ries , ▁agricult ure , ▁and ▁hand ic raft . ▁The ▁biggest ▁economic ▁hub ▁is ▁Tab riz ▁which ▁contains ▁majority ▁of ▁heavy ▁indust ries ▁and ▁food ▁indust ries . ▁Iran ian ▁A zer ba ij an ▁has ▁two ▁free ▁trade ▁zones ▁designated ▁to ▁promote ▁international ▁trade : ▁Ar as ▁Free ▁Zone ▁and ▁M aku ▁Free ▁Zone . ▁The ▁agricult ure ▁indust ries ▁in ▁Iran ian ▁A zer ba ij an ▁is ▁relatively ▁better ▁than ▁many ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁because ▁of ▁compar atively ▁higher ▁precip itation . ▁The ▁hand ic raft s ▁is ▁mostly ▁a ▁season al ▁industry ▁mostly ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁during ▁winter ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁agricult ure ▁season ▁is ▁finished . ▁There ▁are ▁ 5 0 0 ▁important ▁production ▁and ▁industrial ▁unit ▁in ▁this ▁area . ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Regional ▁economic ▁giant ▁was ▁introduced