Ahmad Masjed-Jamei

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Ahmad Masjed-Jamei
Member of City Council of Tehran
In office
11 January 2007 – 4 August 2021
Majority1,397,741
Personal details
Born (1956-10-23) 23 October 1956 (age 67)
Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Imperial State of Iran
Alma materUniversity of Tehran

Ahmad Masjed-Jamei (

Tehran City Councillor in 2006 and was reelected in 2013
.

Career

Culture Minister

Jamei became culture minister when Khatami's first minister, Ata'ollah Mohajerani, was forced to resign following criticism by conservatives for "eroding moral standards".[1] Jamei previously served as deputy culture minister.

As culture minister he promoted

Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, which ordered the closure of over 100 newspapers during Jamei's tenure as culture minister[3] Jamei protested against the closure of newspapers and arrest of journalists without effect.[4]

Dialogue among civilizations

Following the election

Iranian presidential election of 2005, Jamei was appointed managing director of the International Center for Dialogue Among Civilizations, an organization founded by Khatami.[5]

Election as City Council chairman

After

Mayor of Tehran. On 3 September 2013, Masjed-Jamei was elected as chairman by 16 out of 31 votes and succeeded Mehdi Chamran in the post.[6]

References

  1. ^ Senior reformer quits in Iran, BBC, 14 December 2000.
  2. Payvand
    , 5 April 2003
  3. ^ Press Freedom Table, Freedom House
  4. ^ Iran minister protests questioning of journalists, Dawn, 17 February 2002
  5. Iran Daily
    , 7 January 2006
  6. ^ مسجد جامعی رئیس شورای شهر تهران شد Khabar Online.
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