Hesamodin Ashna

Hesamodin Ashna
Head of Center for Strategic Studies
In office
1 October 2013 – 29 April 2021
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byParviz Davoodi
Succeeded byAli Rabii
Personal details
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Tehran, Iran
Alma materImam Sadiq University
Qom Seminary
Scientific career
InstitutionsImam Sadiq University
Iranian Center for Strategic Studies
ThesisCulture, Communications and Foreign Policy: Cultural Diplomacy of the United States in Iran (1957–1979) (2004)
Doctoral advisor
A Short Interview with Hesamodin Ashna

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]

  1. ^ Ali Afshari (8 April 2014), "Internal rivalries hinder Rouhani's reform efforts", Al-Monitor, retrieved 11 December 2016