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Hossein Kamali
Hossein Kamali
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
	In office; 29 August 1989 – 22 August 2001
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani; Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Abolghasem Sarhadizadeh
Succeeded by	Safdar Hosseini
Personal details
Born	July 27, 1953 (age 70); Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran
Political party	Islamic Labour Party
Other political; affiliations	Worker House

Hossein Kamali (Persian: حسین کمالی; born 27 July 1953) is an Iranian politician and the current secretary-general of Islamic Labour Party. He was previously Minister of Labour and Social Affairs from 1989 until 2001.

Early life edit

Kamali was born in Dorood in 1953.

Kamali was the minister of labour under President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a post he retained under the government of Mohammad Khatami.^[1] In October 2012, he was nominated as a potential candidate for the presidential elections in 2013 but withdrew on 11 May 2013.^[2]

^ "Iran cabinet changes signal a shift in policy". The Independent. 13 August 1997. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^ "Iranian Presidential Election: A Path to Reform". World Policy. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

Party political offices
Preceded by Abolghassem Sarhaddizadeh	Secretary-General of Islamic Labour Party 2001–present	Incumbent
Unknown	Secretary-General of Worker House 1981–1990	Succeeded by Alireza Mahjoub

Hossein Kamali


Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
In office 29 August 1989 – 22 August 2001
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by	Abolghasem Sarhadizadeh
Succeeded by	Safdar Hosseini

Personal details
Born	(1953-07-27) July 27, 1953 (age 70) Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran
Political party	Islamic Labour Party
Other political affiliations	Worker House