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Gholam Hossein Elham
Vice President of Iran
for Management and Human Resources Development
In office
26 December 2012 – 3 August 2013
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by Ebrahim Azizi
Succeeded by Mohammad Bagher Nobakht (Acting)
Minister of Justice
In office
13 February 2007 – 3 September 2009
Acting: 28 December 2006 – 13 February 2007
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by Jamal Karimi-Rad
Succeeded by Morteza Bakhtiari
Head of President's Office
In office
10 August 2005 – 14 February 2007
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by Ali Khatami
Succeeded by Abdolreza Sheykholeslami
Spokesperson of the Government of Iran
In office
11 December 2012 – 3 August 2013
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by Shamseddin Hosseini and Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Succeeded by Mohammad Bagher Nobakht
In office
6 August 2005 – 25 August 2009
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by Abdollah Ramezanzadeh
Succeeded by Shamseddin Hosseini and Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Personal details
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Andimeshk, Khuzestan Province, Iran [1]
Political party Front of Islamic Revolution Stability [2]
SpouseFatemeh Rajabi
Alma mater Tarbiat Modares University
Cabinet 9th Government
10th Government
Awards Order of Merit and Management (2nd class) [3]

Gholam-Hossein Elham ( Persian: غلامحسین الهام, born 1959) is an Iranian conservative and principlist politician who held several posts during the term of the former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

Early life

Elham was born in western Iran in 1959. [4] He holds a PhD in criminology from Tarbiat Modares University. [4]

Career

Elham was a member of the Guardian Council from 2003 to 2008 [4] and also held the post of spokesperson of the council. [5] He served as government spokesperson during the first term of the former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. [6]

He was appointed minister of justice upon the death of Jamal Karimi-Rad. [7] He was in office until 2009 when Morteza Bakhtiari replaced him in the post. [7] Elham served as Ahmedinejad's representative to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting's supervisory council. [4]

Personal life

Elham's spouse, Fatemeh Rajabi, is a journalist known for her support for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and also for her fierce criticism of former-presidents Akbar Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami. [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "غلامحسین الهام - سوابق". elham.ir. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. ^ "الهام دیگر عضو جبهه پایداری نیست". 11 September 2012.
  3. ^ "الهام هم نشان دولتي گرفت" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Potential Candidate Series: Gholam Hossein Elham". Iran Election Watch. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Iranian elections first round approved". Al Jazeera. 19 June 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, Eskandar (17 October 2012). "Ahmadinejad's one-time ardent supporter bids farewell to politics". Al Monitor. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  7. ^ a b Alizadeh, Hossein (16 August 2011). "The Best Government from Constitutional Revolution to Date!". Iran Briefing. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

External links

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