Hesamodin Ashna | |
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Head of Center for Strategic Studies | |
In office 1 October 2013 – 29 April 2021 | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Parviz Davoodi |
Succeeded by | Ali Rabii |
Personal details | |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Tehran, Iran |
Alma mater | Imam Sadiq University Qom Seminary |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Imam Sadiq University Iranian Center for Strategic Studies |
Thesis | Culture, Communications and Foreign Policy: Cultural Diplomacy of the United States in Iran (1957–1979) (2004) |
Doctoral advisor |
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Hesamoddin Ashna (Persian: حسامالدین آشنا; born 18 August 1964 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician. He is a former advisor to President Hassan Rouhani and a former head of Center for Strategic Studies. Ashna is described to be in Rouhani's inner circle and associated with the Moderation and Development Party.[1]