Hossein Kamali Explained

Hossein Kamali
Term Start:29 August 1989
Term End:22 August 2001
President:Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Mohammad Khatami
Predecessor:Abolghasem Sarhadizadeh
Successor:Safdar Hosseini
Birth Date:27 July 1953
Birth Place:Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran
Party:Islamic Labour Party
Otherparty:Worker House

Hossein Kamali (Persian: حسین کمالی; born 27 July 1953) is an Iranian politician and the current secretary-general of Islamic Labour Party. He was previously Minister of Labour and Social Affairs from 1989 until 2001.

Early life

Kamali was born in Dorood in 1953.

Career

Kamali was the minister of labour under President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a post he retained under the government of Mohammad Khatami.[1] In October 2012, he was nominated as a potential candidate for the presidential elections in 2013 but withdrew on 11 May 2013.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iran cabinet changes signal a shift in policy. The Independent. 13 August 1997. 16 January 2011.
  2. News: Iranian Presidential Election: A Path to Reform. 10 February 2013. World Policy. 18 October 2012. 27 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130127030212/http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2012/10/18/iranian-presidential-election-path-reform. dead.