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Hossein Mozaffar 
Summary
Hossein Mozaffar (Persian: حسین مظفر) is an Iranian conservative politician who was Minister of Education under President Mohammad Khatami and represented Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr in the Parliament of Iran twice.[1] He is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council.[2]
Hossein Mozaffar | |
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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 | 298,629 (26.5%)[1] |
| In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2008 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 589,091 (29.87%)[1] |
| Member of Expediency Discernment Council | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Chairman | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Ali Movahedi-Kermani (Acting) Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Sadeq Larijani |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 20 August 1997 – 22 August 2001 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Ali Najafi |
| Succeeded by | Morteza Haji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1952 (age 71–72)[1] Malayer, Iran[1] |
| Political party | Society of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution |
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| Relatives | Mehdi Kouchakzadeh (co-fathers-in-law) |
He is considered an ally of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf[3] and close to Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran. Mozaffar was Ghalibaf's campaign manager in 2013 presidential election.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Parliament members" (in Persian). Iranian Majlis. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "تغییرات مجمع تشخیص؛ ریاست هاشمی شاهرودی و عضویت رئیسی و قالیباف". 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "سهم 50 درصدی جبهه پایداری از ائتلاف اصولگرایان /معتدلین در اقلیت محض". Donya-e-Eqtesad (in Persian). 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "دبیرکل جمعیت پیشرفت و عدالت ایران: نمیتوان گفت قالیباف از رقابت سر باز خواهد زد". Fars News Agency (in Persian). 1 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.