Ali Mohammad Besharati
| Ali Mohammad Besharati | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior | |
|
In office 1993–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Abdollah Nouri |
| Succeeded by | Abdollah Nouri |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1945 (age 70–71) Jahrem |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Religion | Islam |
Ali Mohammad Besharati (born 1945) is a senior Iranian politician who served as deputy foreign minister and also, interior minister.
Early life and education
Besharati was born in Jahrem, near Shiraz, in 1945.[1][2] He studied medicine. However, he holds a bachelor's degree in education.[1] During the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, when he was a medical student, he was detained and jailed for five years.[3]
Career
Following the 1979 revolution, Besharati became a member of the Iranian Parliament. He was very powerful official in the foreign ministry as deputy minister for ten years.[3][4] He was deputy to Ali Akbar Velayati.[5] He also served as an advisor to former President Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani.[6]
Besharati served as interior minister from 1993 to 1997.[3][7] Besharati succeeded Abdollah Nouri as interior minister.[8][9] Besharati's major task was to organize the election process. It was he who appointed Mahmoud Ahmedinejad as governor.[3]
Then he worked in the Strategic Studies Center.[2]
References
- 1 2 Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi (6 September 2002). Iran and the Gulf: A Search for Stability. I.B.Tauris. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-86064-144-2. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Ali Muhammad Besharati". Utah University Archives. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Michael Slackman (28 August 2006). "An Ex-Official Offers Glimpse of Iranian Views of U.S.". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ↑ Dilip Hiro (1987). Iran Under the Ayatollahs. Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-7102-1123-1. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ↑ Farhang Rajaee. Islamism and Modernism. University of Texas Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-292-77436-0. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ Hanif Zarrabi-Kashani (18 July 2013). "Iran: The Week in Review". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ Peter Feuilherade (1 April 1994). "Iran: media and the message". The Middle East. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ Mohammad Sahimi (28 April 2010). "The Middle Road of Hashemi Rafsanjani". PBS. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ↑ Rachel Ingber (14 August 1997). "Khatami's Cabinet Choices: On the Record" (PolicyWatch 264). Retrieved 28 August 2013.
