Hossein Sheikholeslam | |
|---|---|
 Hossein Sheikholeslam in 2020 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2008 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 524,568 (26.60%) |
| Ambassador of Iran to Syria | |
| In office July 1998 – 31 October 2003 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hassan Akhtari |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Reza Bagheri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1952 Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran |
| Died | 5 March 2020 (aged 67) Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Political party | Islamic Society of Engineers |
| Other political affiliations | Voice of the Nation (2012, 2016) Principlists Pervasive Coalition (2008) Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (2004) Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line (1979–1981) |
| Alma mater | Shahid Beheshti University University of California, Berkeley |
Hossein Sheikholeslam (Persian: حسین شیخ الاسلام; 29 November 1952 – 5 March 2020) was an Iranian conservative politician and diplomat who was advisor to the foreign minister Javad Zarif.[1][2] He also was a member of the Seventh Islamic Parliament of Iran[3] and previously the Iranian ambassador to Syria.[4]
Sheikholeslam was Assistant to the parliament Speaker Ali Larijani for the International Affairs.
Sheikholeslam was one of the students/militants who held Americans hostage during the Iran hostage crisis.[5]
Sheikholeslam died as a result of COVID-19 on 5 March 2020.[6][7]