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Mostafa Pourmohammadi
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مصطفی پورمحمدی
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 15 August 2013 – 20 August 2017 |
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| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Morteza Bakhtiari |
| Succeeded by | Alireza Avayi |
| Chairman of General Inspection Office | |
| In office 2 July 2008 – 15 August 2013 |
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| Appointed by | Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Niazi |
| Succeeded by | Naser Seraj |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 24 August 2005 – 15 May 2008 |
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| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari |
| Succeeded by | Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi (acting) |
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| Born | 9 March 1960 Qom, Iran |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Mashhad |
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| Website | Official website: http://pourmohammadi.ir |
Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi (Persian: مصطفی پورمحمدی; born 9 March 1960) is an Iranian politician and prosecutor. He has held many important jobs in the Iranian government. He was the Minister of Interior from 2005 to 2008. Later, he served as the Minister of Justice from 2013 to 2017.
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Early Life and Education
Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi was born in Qom, Iran, in 1960. His father was from Rafsanjan, and his mother was from Yazd. Some reports say he was born in 1959.
He studied Islamic jurisprudence and philosophy in Qom. He continued his advanced studies in Mashhad, Qom, and Tehran. He has a high-level degree in Islamic law, which is like a PhD.
Political Career
Pour-Mohammadi started his career as a prosecutor. He worked in Revolutionary Courts in different cities from 1979 to 1986. In 1986, he became a prosecutor for the Armed Forces Revolutionary Court.
Intelligence Roles
In 1987, he was made Deputy Intelligence Minister. He worked under the Minister of Intelligence, Hojjatoleslam Ali Fallahian. He also led the ministry's counterintelligence department. From 1997 to 1998, he directed the ministry's foreign department. He left his deputy role in 1999.
He also served as acting Deputy Minister of Information from 1997 to 1999. He was also a leader on the board of trustees for the Center for Islamic Revolution Documents. In 2003, Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, appointed him to lead the political and social department of his office.
Ministerial Positions
On August 24, 2005, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad chose Pour-Mohammadi as the Minister of Interior. The Iranian Parliament, called the Majlis, approved him for this job. He worked to help refugees and attended a meeting of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2006. He was removed from this job in May 2008.
After that, Pour-Mohammadi became the head of Iran's general inspection office. He wanted to run for president in the 2013 Iranian presidential election but later decided not to.
In August 2013, newly elected President Hassan Rouhani nominated him as the Minister of Justice. The Majlis confirmed him on August 15. In 2017, it was announced that he would not be part of Rouhani's second government.
2024 Presidential Election
Pour-Mohammadi announced he would run for president in the 2024 Iranian presidential election. During his campaign, he tried to show himself as a moderate conservative. He also openly disagreed with Iran continuing to help Russia in the invasion of Ukraine. However, he did not win the election, getting less than one percent of the votes.
Personal Life
Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi is married and has four children.
See also
In Spanish: Mostafá Purmohammadí para niños
