Mehdi Hashemi | |
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Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
In office 28 May 2012 – 28 May 2016 | |
Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
Majority | 369,317 (32.80%) [1] |
Acting Minister of Interior | |
In office 15 May 2008 – 5 August 2008 | |
President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Preceded by | Mostafa Pourmohammadi |
Succeeded by | Ali Kordan |
Personal details | |
Born | Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi c. 1964 (age 59–60) [1] Tehran, Iran [1] |
Political party | Front of Islamic Revolution Stability [2] |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Revolutionary Guards |
Years of service | 1979–2005 |
Battles/wars | Iran–Iraq War ( WIA) |
Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi ( Persian: سید مهدی هاشمی) is an Iranian former military officer and conservative politician who was formerly a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr. [1] He is currently President of the Shooting Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
He also served as the deputy to the Minister of Transportation, being appointed on 24 September 2008 [3] and caretaker of the Minister of Interior. [4] On 29 August 2005, Hashemi was failed to gain a vote of confidence as the Welfare and Social Security Minister. [5]