| Hossein Sheikholeslam | |
| Office2: | Member of the Parliament of Iran |
| Term Start2: | 28 May 2004 |
| Term End2: | 28 May 2008 |
| Constituency2: | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority2: | 524,568 (26.60%) |
| Office4: | Ambassador of Iran to Syria |
| Term Start4: | July 1998 |
| Term End4: | 31 October 2003 |
| President4: | Mohammad Khatami |
| Predecessor4: | Mohammad Hassan Akhtari |
| Successor4: | Mohammad Reza Bagheri |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran |
| Death Place: | Tehran, Iran |
| Death Cause: | COVID-19 |
| Nationality: | Iranian |
| Party: | Islamic Society of Engineers |
| Otherparty: | 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 |
| Siblings: | Mansoor sheykh Al Islam Roza shaykh Al Islam |
Hossein Sheikholeslam (fa|حسین شیخ الاسلام; 29 November 1952 – 5 March 2020) was an Iranian conservative politician and diplomat who was advisor to the foreign minister Javad Zarif.[1] [2] He also was a member of the Seventh Islamic Parliament of Iran[3] and previously the Iranian ambassador to Syria.[4]
Sheikholeslam was Assistant to the parliament Speaker Ali Larijani for the International Affairs. Sheikholeslam was one of the students/militants who held Americans hostage during the Iran hostage crisis.[5]
Sheikholeslam died as a result of COVID-19 on 5 March 2020.[6] [7]