Seyed Abbas Salehi | |
|---|---|
سید عباس صالحی | |
 Seyed Abbas Salehi in 2018 | |
| Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2024 | |
| President | Masoud Pezeshkian |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili |
| In office 20 August 2017 – 25 August 2021 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Reza Salehi Amiri |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili |
| In office 19 October 2016 – 1 November 2016 Acting | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Ali Jannati |
| Succeeded by | Reza Salehi Amiri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abbas Saleh Shariati c. 1964 (age 59–60)[1] Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran[1] |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary[1] |
Seyyed Abbas Salehi (Persian: سید عباس صالحی) is an Iranian scholar, journalist and current Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance since 2024. He was vice-minister from 2013 until 2017 which also served as acting Minister of Culture from 19 October until 1 November 2016.[1] On 20 August 2017, he was confirmed as culture minister in the second administration of Rouhani.
Salehi is a contributor author to the Tafsir Rahnama and has been a member of Qom Seminary's preaching affairs board of trustees.[1]
- ^ a b c d e "دکتر سیدعباس صالحی معاون فرهنگی وزارت ارشاد شد". Khabaronline. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-19.