Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi
| Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi محمد بهشتی شیرازی | |
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| Deputy Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2013 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Effat Shariati |
| Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization | |
| In office 30 January 2014 – 1 February 2014 Acting | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Mohammad-Ali Najafi |
| Succeeded by | Masoud Soltanifar |
| In office 2 September 1997 – 2 June 2003 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Hossein Marashi |
| Deputy Mayor of Tehran | |
| In office 11 January 1990 – 2 September 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Morteza Alviri |
| Succeeded by | Morteza Alviri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1951 Shiraz, Iran |
| Political party | Islamic Iran Participation Front |
| Alma mater | National University of Tehran |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi (Persian: محمد بهشتی شیرازی; born 1 December 1952) is an Iranian politician, artist and cultural figure who is currently Deputy Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization.[1] He was the first head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization, being appointed on 2 September 1997 by Mohammad Khatami and held the office until 2 June 2003 when he replaced with Hossein Marashi.[2] He was also head of the Fajr International Film Festival and a member of Iranian Academy of the Arts. He is a professor at Shahid Beheshti University.
He the is younger brother of Alireza Beheshti, one of the advisers of Mir-Hossein Mousavi during 2009 presidential election.[3]
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