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Mohammad Hosseini (politician)

Iranian politician

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Iranian politician

Field	Value
honorific-prefix	Seyyed
name	Mohammad Hosseini
native_name
native_name_lang	fa
image	سید محمد حسینی4.jpg
caption	Hosseini (2021)
office	Advisor to the President of Iran for Cultural and Social Affairs
term_start	12 May 2024
term_end	28 July 2024
president	Ebrahim Raisi
predecessor	Hesamodin Ashna (2017)
office1	Vice President of Iran
for Parliamentary Affairs
term_start1	20 August 2021
term_end1	12 May 2024
president1	Ebrahim Raisi
predecessor1	Hossein-Ali Amiri
successor1	Mahmoud Hosseinipour
office2	Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
president2	Mahmoud Ahmedinejad
predecessor2	Hossein Saffar Harandi
successor2	Ali Jannati
term_start2	3 September 2009
term_end2	15 August 2013
office3	Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
term_start3	25 February 1997
term_end3	28 May 2000
constituency3	Rafsanjan
birth_date
birth_place	Rafsanjan, Iran
party	YEKTA Front
alma_mater	University of Tehran
nationality	Iranian
branch	Revolutionary Guards
battles	Iran–Iraq War

| honorific-prefix = Seyyed | honorific-suffix = for Parliamentary Affairs

Mohammad Hosseini (; born 1961) is an Iranian politician, who served as the vice president for parliamentary affairs in the cabinet of Ebrahim Raisi from 2021 to 2024. He was Advisor to the President of Iran for Cultural and Social Affairs in 2024.

He served as minister of culture in the second cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He is also a military figure and the veteran of the Iran–Iraq War. He is part of the Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's close circle.

Early life and education

Hosseini was born in Rafsanjan in the Kerman province in 1961. He holds a PhD in Islamic jurisprudence and the fundamentals of Islamic law from Tehran University in 1994.

Career

Hosseini joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) following the 1979 revolution and served during the Iran–Iraq War. He was also a member of the fifth Majlis, representing his hometown, Rafsanjan, in the 1990s.

Hosseini was appointed minister of culture on 3 September 2009, replacing Hossein Saffar Harandi in the post. Hosseini won 194 votes in favor and 61 votes against at the Majlis. In the cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Hosseini was one of the ministers who had experience in the IRGC.

Hosseini's term ended on 15 August 2013 and he was replaced by Ali Jannati in the post.

Sanctions

The European Union sanctioned Hosseini in October 2011 due to his alleged repressive approach against journalists in Iran. It was also argued by AFP that he had been reinforcing media censorship and the arrest of journalists in Iran.

References

Alfoneh, Ali. (Spring 2011). "All Ahmadinejad's Men". The Middle East Quarterly.
(7 September 2009). "A Brief Biography of Iran's New Ministers". Payvand.
(5 September 2009). "Mohammad Hosseini to helm Iranian Culture Ministry". Payvand.
"Dr. Mohammad Hosseini". Foundation of Defense of Democracies.
Masoud Kazemzadeh. (2007). "Ahmadinejad's Foreign Policy". Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Hanif Shoaei. (2 September 2009). "Iran's Parliament approves a hard-line Cabinet in Tehran". Demotix.
(26 January 2010}}{{Dead link). "Assessing Ahmedinejad's close circle". Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst.
(15 August 2013). "Iranian Parliament Gives Vote of Confidence to Majority of Rouhani's Proposed Ministers".

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