Ali Jannati

Ali Jannati
Jannati in December 2013 , at a Quran Competition in Nishapur
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
In office
15 August 2013 – 19 October 2016
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byMohammad Hosseini
Succeeded byReza Salehi Amiri
Ambassador to Kuwait
In office
2006–2010
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byJafar Mousavi
Succeeded byRuhollah Ghahremani
In office
1998–2005
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byReza Mirabian
Succeeded byJafar Mousavi
Governor of Khorasan Province
In office
1989–1992
PresidentAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Preceded byAmir Abedini
Succeeded byEsmail Mofidi
Governor of Khuzestan Province
In office
1983–1987
PresidentAli Khamenei
Prime MinisterMir-Hossein Mousavi
Preceded byMohammad Forouzandeh
Succeeded byMohsen Mirdamadi
Personal details
Born1949 (age 74–75)
Qom, Imperial State of Iran
Political partyModeration and Development Party[1]
Parent(s)Ahmad Jannati
Sediqeh Mazaheri
Alma materHaghani Institute
Signature
WebsiteGovernmental website
Military service
Branch/serviceRevolutionary Guards

Ali Jannati (Persian: علی جنتی, born 1949) is an Iranian politician and former diplomat who served as counselor to the head of Iranian presidential administration, in the second cabinet of Hassan Rouhani.[2] He was minister of culture from 15 August 2013 until his resignation on 19 October 2016.

  1. ^ Seyed Hossein Mousavian (5 July 2013), "The Rise of the Iranian Moderates", Al-Monitor, archived from the original on 20 December 2016, retrieved 7 December 2016
  2. ^ "Ex-culture minister appointed as president's chief of staff advisor". 6 January 2018.