Gholam_Hossein_Elham

Gholam-Hossein Elham

Gholam-Hossein Elham

Iranian politician

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.

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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. [1]
    "غلامحسین الهام - سوابق". elham.ir.
  2. [2]
    "الهام دیگر عضو جبهه پایداری نیست". 11 September 2012.
  3. [3]
    "الهام هم نشان دولتي گرفت" (in Persian). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Potential Candidate Series: Gholam Hossein Elham". Iran Election Watch. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Iranian elections first round approved". Al Jazeera. 19 June 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  6. [6]
    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. [7]
    Alizadeh, Hossein (16 August 2011). "The Best Government from Constitutional Revolution to Date!". Iran Briefing. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

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