Mohsen Qomi Explained

Mohsen Qomi
Persian: محسن قمی
Term Start:23 February 1999
Majority:2,229,759
Constituency:Tehran Province
Birth Name:Mohsen Qomi
Birth Date:1960
Birth Place:Pakdasht
Nationality:Iranian
Party:Islamic Coalition Party
Combatant Clergy Association
Website:Official website

Mohsen Qomi (Persian: محسن قمی) is an Iranian cleric, conservative politician and a member of the Assembly of Experts.

Career

Qomi is a cleric and has the title of Hojjatal Islam.[1] He is a member of the board of trustees of the Islamic Coalition Society.[2] In 2016, he joined Combatant Clergy Association.[3]

He has been a member of the Assembly of Experts, representing Tehran.[4] He was also elected to the fourth assembly in 2011, again representing Tehran.[5] [6]

Until his resignation in January 2006 Qomi was the director of the Supreme Leader Khamanei's representative office in the Iranian universities.[7] The same date he was named a member to the high council of cultural revolution and also the council of the representative office in the Iranian universities.[7] He has also been serving as the deputy head of the Supreme Leader's office on international affairs and communications.[8]

In late July 2013, the Mehr news agency reported that he was the only candidate for the intelligence minister at the cabinet of newly-elect president Hassan Rouhani.[1] However, not Qomi but Mahmoud Alavi was nominated for the post on 4 August.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Iran News Round Up 29 July 2013. 1 August 2013. Iran News Tracker. 29 July 2013. 20 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820082743/http://www.irantracker.org/iran-news-round-july-29-2013. dead.
  2. Book: Iran: A revolutionary republic in transition. e Institute for Security Studies (EUISS). Paris. Paola Rivetti. Rouzbeh Parsi. Chaillot Papers. Student movements in the Islamic Republic: Shaping Iran’s politics through the campus. February 2012.
  3. News: عضو جدید جامعه روحانیت مبارز معارفه شدند. Persian. Islamic Republic News Agency. 23 August 2016. 13 September 2016. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202114847/http://www.irna.ir/fa/News/82200364/. dead.
  4. Web site: Islamic Republic of Iran Members of Assembly of Experts. Iran Online. 1 August 2013. 21 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100221012645/http://www.iranonline.com/iran/iran-info/Government/ASSEMBLY-OF-EXPERTS-members.html. dead.
  5. Web site: Jesse. Eric. Forecasting the Future of Iran. e Pardee RAND Graduate School. 1 August 2013. Santa Monica. PhD Thesis. August 2011.
  6. Web site: Iran Assembly of Experts' election results announced. Iran Focus. 1 August 2013. 18 December 2006.
  7. News: Leader Appoints New Director of Representative Office in Universities. 1 August 2013. AhlulBayt. 10 January 2006.
  8. News: What the Iranian Papers Suggest. 1 August 2013. Nasim Online. 24 July 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003032/http://en.nasimonline.ir/archives/6778. dead.
  9. News: Hassan Rouhani's New List of Ministers Unveiled. 4 August 2013. Haberler. 4 August 2013.