Hossein Sheikholeslam
Hossein Sheikholeslam (Persian: حسین شیخالاسلام; 29 November 1952 – 5 March 2020) was an Iranian politician, activist and diplomat. He was an advisor to the foreign minister Javad Zarif.[1][2] He also was a member of the Seventh Islamic Parliament of Iran fro 2004 to 2008. He was the Iranian ambassador to Syria from 1998 to 2003.[3] He was born Isfahan, Iran.
Hossein Sheikholeslam | |
|---|---|
 Hossein Sheikholeslam in 2020 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2008 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 524,568 (26.60%) |
| Ambassador of Iran to Syria | |
| In office July 1998 – 31 October 2003 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hassan Akhtari |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Reza Bagheri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1952 Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran |
| Died | 5 March 2020 (aged 67) Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| 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 |
Sheikholeslam was one of the students/militants who held Americans hostage during the Iran hostage crisis.[4]
Sheikholeslam died on 5 March 2020 in Tehran from the novel coronavirus.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "شیخ الاسلام مشاور وزیر خارجه شد | خبرگزاری فارس". Archived from the original on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ↑ "شیخ الاسلام مشاور وزیر خارجه شد".
- ↑ Kharrazi in Damascus for foreign ministers meet of Iraq neighbors
- ↑ Analysis: Iran Sends Terror-Group Supporters To Arafat's Funeral Procession
- ↑ Former advisor to Zarif latest Iranian official to be infected by coronavirus. 3 March 2020. http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/03/Former-advisor-to-Zarif-latest-Iranian-official-to-be-infected-by-coronavirus.html. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ "دیپلمات سابق ایران بر اثر ابتلا به کرونا درگذشت؛ حال فاطمه رهبر «وخیم» اعلام شد". (Radio Farda) رادیو فردا (in فارسی). Retrieved 2020-03-05.