| Hossein Marashi حسین مرعشی |
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|---|---|
| Deputy Leader of Executives of Construction | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2011 |
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| Leader | Mohammad-Ali Najafi |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hashemi |
| Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization | |
| In office 2 June 2000 – 4 August 2005 |
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| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Position estabilished |
| Succeeded by | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
| Chief of Staff of the President of Iran | |
| In office 2 September 1989 – 20 August 1997 |
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| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Preceded by | Hamid Sepehri |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad-Ali Abtahi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1958 Rafsanjan, Iran |
| Political party | Executives of Construction |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Seyyed Hossein Marashi (سید حسین مرعشی; born 17 November 1958 in Rafsanjan) is an Iranian politician who was the Iranian Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism. Prior to that, Marashi represented Kerman in the Iranian parliament. He strongly backed opposition candidate Mousavi in the 2009 Iranian election.[1] Mr Marashi is also reportedly a close ally of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, another former president.[2] He is Deputy Leader of Executives of Construction Party since 4 May 2011.
He was the head of kerman province for near 9 years . the greatest work that he has done at that time , founding ‘ movlalmovahedin charity’ was. Big companies like Mahan Air or Kerman Khodro belong to This charity.
As the head of Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran, Marashi increased the budget of the organization. But at the same time, some of Marashi's opposers believe that the disappearance of some invaluable historical pieces and destruction of some historical building happened during his responsibility, and they claim that despite public pressure, he never took any action to stop the trend. Marashi supported the construction of Sivand Dam in the territory of Pasargad.
On 19 March 2010 it was announced Marashi had been jailed by the Iran after a court of appeals held up his one year prison term but he was released in 25 January 2011.[3]
Marashi is cousin of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's wife.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None |
Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization 2000-2005 |
Succeeded by Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Deputy leader of Executives of Construction Party 2011-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |