Ali Jannati | |
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![]() Jannati in December 2013 , a Quranic Competition in
Nishapur | |
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance | |
In office 15 August 2013 – 19 October 2016 | |
President | Hassan Rouhani |
Preceded by | Mohammad Hosseini |
Succeeded by | Reza Salehi Amiri |
Ambassador to Kuwait | |
In office 2006–2010 | |
President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Preceded by | Jafar Mousavi |
Succeeded by | Ruhollah Ghahremani |
In office 1998–2005 | |
President | Mohammad Khatami |
Preceded by | Reza Mirabian |
Succeeded by | Jafar Mousavi |
Governor of Khorasan Province | |
In office 1989–1992 | |
President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Preceded by | Amir Abedini |
Succeeded by | Esmail Mofidi |
Governor of Khuzestan Province | |
In office 1983–1987 | |
President | Ali Khamenei |
Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
Preceded by | Mohammad Forouzandeh |
Succeeded by | Mohsen Mirdamadi |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Qom, Imperial State of Iran |
Political party | Moderation and Development Party [1] |
Parent(s) |
Ahmad Jannati Sediqeh Mazaheri |
Alma mater | Haghani Institute |
Signature |
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Website | Governmental website |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Revolutionary 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.
Jannati was born in 1949. [3] [4] He is the son of Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, head of Iranian Guardian Council and Tehran's interim prayer leader. [5] He is a graduate of the Haqqani school in Qom. [6]
Jannati has had various positions in different public institutions of Iran. He began his career in the Revolutionary Guards as being commander-in-chief of Armed Forces in Khorasan Province. [3] [7] Then he was appointed governor general of Khuzestan Province. [7] Then he joined the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), and served as its manager in the Ahvaz branch and as judiciary envoy to IRIB. [7]
He served as deputy minister of culture for international affairs. [7] He was Iran's ambassador to Kuwait from 1998 to 2005 and deputy interior minister for political affairs from 2005 to 2006. [8]
He was nominated as culture and Islamic guidance minister by President Hassan Rouhani on 4 August 2013 [5] and was confirmed by the Majlis on 15 August, receiving 234 votes for and 36 votes against. [4] 12 Majlis members were absent in the voting session. [9]
In February 2015, he was harshly criticized by conservatives after the music album To Ra Ey Kohan Boomo Bar Doost Daram was published. [10] He was also criticized by reformists after his functions in cancellation of concerts in some cities. He resigned on 19 October 2016 as part of a cabinet reshuffle, after days of speculations about his dismissal by President Hassan Rouhani.