Gholam-Hossein Elham | |
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Gholam-Hossein Elham, 2010 | |
Minister of Justice of Iran | |
In office 15 January 2007 – 9 August 2009 Acting: 28 December 2006 – 15 January 2007 |
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President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Preceded by | Jamal Karimi-Rad |
Succeeded by | Morteza Bakhtiari |
Chief of Staff of the President of Iran | |
In office 10 August 2005 – 30 July 2009 |
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President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Preceded by | Ali Khatami |
Succeeded by | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 Dezful, Iran |
Political party | Alliance of Builders |
Spouse(s) | Fatemeh Rajabi |
Religion | Shia Islam |
Gholam-Hossein Elham (غلامحسین الهام; born Gholam-Hossein Assabedast غلامحسین عصابدست[1]) was Iran's official government spokesperson. He was a member of the Guardian Council and former Minister of Justice upon the death of Jamal Karimi-Rad.
He is the husband of Fatemeh Rajabi, a journalist known for her support for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and also for her fierce criticism of former-presidents Akbar Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami.[2]