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Hossein Sheikholeslam
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Hossein Sheikholeslam in 2020
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| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2008 |
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| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 524,568 (26.60%) |
| Ambassador of Iran to Syria | |
| In office July 1998 – 31 October 2003 |
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| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hassan Akhtari |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Reza Bagheri |
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| Born | 29 November 1952 Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran |
| Died | 5 March 2020 (aged 67) Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Political party | Islamic Society of Engineers |
| Other political affiliations |
Voice of the Nation (2012, 2016) Principlists Pervasive Coalition (2008) Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (2004) Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line (1979–1981) |
| Alma mater | Shahid Beheshti University University of California, Berkeley |
Hossein Sheikholeslam (Persian: حسین شیخ الاسلام; born November 29, 1952 – died March 5, 2020) was an important Iranian politician and diplomat. He was known for his conservative views. He worked as an advisor to the foreign minister, Javad Zarif.
Sheikholeslam also served as a member of the Seventh Iranian Parliament. Before that, he was Iran's ambassador to Syria. He also helped the parliament's Speaker, Ali Larijani, with international matters. Hossein Sheikholeslam was part of a group of students who took over the US embassy in Tehran during a time of political tension in 1979. He passed away on March 5, 2020, due to COVID-19.
See also
- In Spanish: Hossein Sheikholeslam for kids
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