Gholam Hossein Elham
Gholam Hossein Elham in Iranian Law and Legal Research Institute
Vice President of Iran
for Management and Human Resources Development
In office
26 December 2012 – 3 August 2013
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byEbrahim Azizi
Succeeded byMohammad Bagher Nobakht (Acting)
Minister of Justice
In office
13 February 2007 – 3 September 2009
Acting: 28 December 2006 – 13 February 2007
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byJamal Karimi-Rad
Succeeded byMorteza Bakhtiari
Head of President's Office
In office
10 August 2005 – 14 February 2007
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byAli Khatami
Succeeded byAbdolreza Sheykholeslami
Spokesperson of the Government of Iran
In office
11 December 2012 – 3 August 2013
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byShamseddin Hosseini and Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Succeeded byMohammad Bagher Nobakht
In office
6 August 2005 – 25 August 2009
PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded byAbdollah Ramezanzadeh
Succeeded byShamseddin Hosseini and Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Personal details
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Andimeshk, Khuzestan Province, Iran[1]
Political partyFront of Islamic Revolution Stability[2]
SpouseFatemeh Rajabi
Alma materTarbiat Modares University
Cabinet9th Government
10th Government
Awards Order of Merit and Management (2nd class)[3]

Gholam-Hossein Elham (Persian: غلامحسین الهام, born 1959) is an Iranian conservative and principlist politician who held several posts during the term of the former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

Early life

Elham was born in western Iran in 1959.[4] He holds a PhD in criminology from Tarbiat Modares University.[4]

Career

Elham was a member of the Guardian Council from 2003 to 2008[4] and also held the post of spokesperson of the council.[5] He served as government spokesperson during the first term of the former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.[6]

He was appointed minister of justice upon the death of Jamal Karimi-Rad.[7] He was in office until 2009 when Morteza Bakhtiari replaced him in the post.[7] Elham served as Ahmedinejad's representative to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting's supervisory council.[4]

Personal life

Elham's spouse, Fatemeh Rajabi, is a journalist known for her support for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and also for her fierce criticism of former-presidents Akbar Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "غلامحسین الهام - سوابق". elham.ir.
  2. ^ "الهام دیگر عضو جبهه پایداری نیست". 11 September 2012.
  3. ^ "الهام هم نشان دولتي گرفت" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Potential Candidate Series: Gholam Hossein Elham". Iran Election Watch. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Iranian elections first round approved". Al Jazeera. 19 June 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, Eskandar (17 October 2012). "Ahmadinejad's one-time ardent supporter bids farewell to politics". Al Monitor. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  7. ^ a b Alizadeh, Hossein (16 August 2011). "The Best Government from Constitutional Revolution to Date!". Iran Briefing. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

External links

Media related to Gholam-Hossein Elham at Wikimedia Commons


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