| Ahmad Masjed-Jamei | |
| Order1: | Chairman of the City Council of Tehran |
| Term Start1: | 3 September 2013 |
| Term End1: | 3 September 2014 |
| Deputy1: | Morteza Talaie |
| Predecessor1: | Mehdi Chamran |
| Successor1: | Mehdi Chamran |
| Order2: | Member of City Council of Tehran |
| Term Start2: | 11 January 2007 |
| Term End2: | 4 August 2021 |
| Majority2: | 1,397,741 |
| Order: | Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance |
| Term Start: | 14 January 2001 |
| Term End: | 24 August 2005 |
| President: | Mohammad Khatami |
| Predecessor: | Ata'ollah Mohajerani |
| Successor: | Hossein Saffar Harandi |
| Birth Date: | 23 October 1956 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Tehran |
Ahmad Masjed-Jamei (Persian: احمد مسجدجامعی) is an Iranian reformist politician and academic who was chairman of City Council of Tehran from 3 September 2013 until 3 September 2014. He served as Culture Minister under President Mohammad Khatami from 2000 to 2005. He was elected a Tehran City Councillor in 2006 and was reelected in 2013.
Jamei became culture minister when Khatami's first minister, Ata'ollah Mohajerani, was forced to resign following criticism by conservatives for "eroding moral standards".[1] Jamei previously served as deputy culture minister.
As culture minister he promoted freedom of the press, saying it helps to prevent the accumulation of "negative anxieties" in society.[2] However his efforts were undermined by the judiciary which was controlled by the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, which ordered the closure of over 100 newspapers during Jamei's tenure as culture minister[3] Jamei protested against the closure of newspapers and arrest of journalists without effect.[4]
Following the election Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president in the Iranian presidential election of 2005, Jamei was appointed managing director of the International Center for Dialogue Among Civilizations, an organization founded by Khatami.[5]
After 2013 local election, he was nominated as chairman of City Council of Tehran by Reformists. Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani was also Reformists' nominee for Mayor of Tehran. On 3 September 2013, Masjed-Jamei was elected as chairman by 16 out of 31 votes and succeeded Mehdi Chamran in the post.[6]