Abbas Duzduzani

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Abbas Duzduzani
Chairman of City Council of Tehran
In office 28 September 1999[1] – 21 December 1999[2]
Deputy	Saeed Hajjarian
Preceded by	Abdollah Noori
Succeeded by	Rahmatollah Khosravi
Member of City Council of Tehran
In office 29 April 1999 – 15 January 2003 (Abstention since December 1999)[3][4]
Majority	200,521 (14.28%)[5]
Member of the Iranian Parliament
In office 26 July 1984 – 28 May 1992
Constituency	Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
In office 29 October 1981[6] – 25 July 1984
Constituency	Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
In office 10 September 1980 – 17 August 1981
President	Abolhassan Banisadr
Prime Minister	Mohammad-Ali Rajai
Preceded by	Nasser Minachi
Succeeded by	Abdul Majid Maadikhah
Personal details
Born	Abbas Douzdouzani (1942-06-05)June 5, 1942 Tabriz, Iran
Died	July 29, 2018(2018-07-29) (aged 76) Tehran, Iran
Political party	Islamic Iran Participation Front
Other political affiliations	Islamic Association of Teachers (Founding member)[7] Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution Organization (1980s)[8] Islamic Nations Party (1960s)
Occupation	Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Iran
Branch/service	Revolutionary Guards
Years of service	1979–1980

Abbas Duzduzani (Persian: عباس دوزدوزانی) was an Iranian politician and military commander, originated from the South (Iranian) Azerbaijan, who was the founder and first commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.^[9][10][11] He also served in the cabinet of Mohammad-Ali Rajai, and, from 1980 to 1981, served as the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance.