Gholam-Hossein Esmaeili Explained

Gholam-Hossein Esmaeili
Office1:Head of President's Office
Term Start1:8 August 2021
Term End1:28 July 2024
President1:Ebrahim Raisi
Mohammad Mokhber (acting)
Predecessor1:Mahmoud Vaezi
Successor1:Mohsen Haji-Mirzaei
Office2:Spokesman of Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Term Start2:8 April 2019
Term End2:8 August 2021
Appointer2:Ebrahim Raisi
Predecessor2:Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
Successor2:Zabihollah Khodaeian
Office3:Tehran Province’s chief justice
Appointer3:Sadeq Larijani
Predecessor3:Alireza Avayi
Successor3:Mohammad Javad Heshmati
Term Start3:24 April 2014
Term End3:4 August 2019
Birth Place:Birjand, south Khorasan Province
Nationality:Iranian
Party:Independent
Native Name Lang:fa

Gholam-Hossein Esmaeili (Persian: غلامحسین اسماعیلی, born 1965) is an Iranian lawyer and politician. He has served as the chief of staff of the president of Iran since 8 August 2021 until 28 July 2024.[1]

He was Spokesman of Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2019 until 2021.[2] He served as Tehran Province’s chief justice from 24 April 2014 until 4 August 2019.

He was travelling in one of the helicopters of the President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi’s entourage on 19 May 2024.[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iran's Raisi Picks Vice President, Chief of Staff. tasnimnews.com. 8 August 2021. 26 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Gholam-Hossein Esmaili named Judiciary spokesman . TEHRAN TIMES . 8 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Gambrell . Jon . 2024-05-22 . Iran's supreme leader and proxy militias pray for late president and others dead in helicopter crash . 2024-05-26 . AP News . en.
  4. Raisi's chief of staff describes downed helicopter's final moments . 2024-05-22 . The Cradle . 2024-05-26 . YouTube.
  5. News: Fassihi . Farnaz . 2024-05-25 . Calls, Search Parties, Drones: 17 Hours to Find Iran’s President . 2024-05-26 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.