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Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejehei
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Hojjatol-Islam Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejeie (born in the Isfahan province circa 1956[1]) is the current head of the Ministry of Intelligence in Iran, also known as SAVAMA or VEVAK and was appointed by the current president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on August 24, 2005. This organisation replaced SAVAK, the late Shah's intelligence ministry prior to the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
He was born in Ejiyeh, a central province of Isfahan, Iran in 1956. He was a student of Haghani School and received a Masters in International Law after studying abroad for several years. He has served as head of The Ministry of Intelligence in Iran’s select committee from 1984-85. He was a representative of the Judiciary Chief to the Information Ministry from 1986-88. He was the head of the prosecutor’s office for Economic Affairs from 1989-90. Then, he served as the Judiciary Chief’s Representative to the Information Ministry from 1991-94. He was the prosecutor of the Special Court for Clerics from 1995-97.
He has been the Prosecutor General of the Special Court for Clerics since 1996 and he was also head of the Judicial Complex for Government Employees as well as his ministerial responsibilities. He is considered to be a conservative hardliner.
| Preceded by Ali Younessi |
Chief of intelligence ministry of Iran 2005-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Directors of Ministry of Intelligence of Iran |
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(1957-1979) |
- 18 of Iran’s 21 new ministers hail from Revolutionary Guards, secret police with a photograph of Mohseni-Ejehei
- Hojjat al-Islam Mohseni-Ejehei at Source Watch
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