Gholam-Hossein Elham

Gholam Hossein Elham
Vice President of Iran
for Management and Human Resources Development
In office
26 December 2012[citation needed] – 3 August 2013
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byEbrahim Azizi
Succeeded byMohammad Bagher Nobakht (Acting)
Minister of Justice
In office
13 February 2007 – 3 September 2009
Acting: 28 December 2006 – 13 February 2007
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byJamal Karimi-Rad
Succeeded byMorteza Bakhtiari
Head of President's Office
In office
10 August 2005 – 14 February 2007
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byAli Khatami
Succeeded byAbdolreza Sheykholeslami
Spokesperson of the Government of Iran
In office
11 December 2012 – 3 August 2013
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byShamseddin Hosseini and Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Succeeded byMohammad Bagher Nobakht
In office
6 August 2005 – 25 August 2009
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byAbdollah Ramezanzadeh
Succeeded byShamseddin Hosseini and Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Personal details
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Andimeshk, Khuzestan province, Iran[1]
Political partyFront of Islamic Revolution Stability[2]
SpouseFatemeh Rajabi
Alma materTarbiat Modares University
Cabinet9th 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

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

Career

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
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