Mostafa Pourmohammadi
Mostafa Pourmohammadi (Persian: مصطفی پورمحمدی; born 9 March 1960) is an Iranian politician and prosecutor. He was minister of interior from 2005 to 2008 and minister of justice from 2013 until 2017. Pourmohammadi took part of the 1988 Massacre of Iranian Prisoners.[1]
Mostafa Pourmohammadi | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 15 August 2013 – 20 August 2017 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Morteza Bakhtiari |
| Succeeded by | Alireza Avayi |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 24 August 2005 – 19 May 2008 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari |
| Succeeded by | Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1960 Qom, Iran |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Mashhad |
| Website | Official website |
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran in March 2020, Pourmohammadi tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.[2][3]
Pourmohammadi unsuccessfully ran for President of Iran in the 2024 election.
References
- ↑ Interior Minister Pour-Mohammadi and Iranian Human Rights Abuses U.S. State Department 11 October 2006
- ↑ More Iranian officials infected with coronavirus. 1 March 2020. http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/01/More-Iranian-officials-infected-with-coronavirus-.html. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ More Members Of Iran's Political Elite Fall Victim To Coronavirus. 29 February 2020. https://en.radiofarda.com/a/more-members-of-iran-s-political-elite-fall-victim-to-coronavirus/30461625.html. Retrieved 4 March 2020.