Ali Jannati

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Early life and education

Jannati was born in 1949.[1][2] He is the son of Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, head of Iranian Guardian Council and Tehran's interim prayer leader.[3] He is a graduate of the Haqqani school in Qom.[4]

Career

Jannati has had various position in different public institutions of Iran. He began his career in the revolutionary guards as being commander-in-chief of Armed Forces in Khorasan Province.[1][5] Then he was appointed governor general of Khuzestan Province.[5] Then he joined the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), and served as its manager in the Ahvaz branch and as judiciary envoy to IRIB.[5]

He served as deputy minister of culture for international affairs.[5] He was the Iranˈs ambassador to Kuwait from 1998 to 2005 and deputy interior minister for political affairs from 2005 to 2006.[6]

Culture Ministry

He was nominated as culture and Islamic guidance minister by President Hassan Rouhani on 4 August 2013[3] and was confirmed by the Majlis on 15 August, receiving 234 votes for and 36 votes against.[2] 12 Majlis members were absent in the voting session.[7]

In February 2015, he was hardly criticized by conservatives after music album To Ra Ey Kohan Boomo Bar Doost Daram was published.[8]

Personal life

In 2006, Jannati was one of the wealthiest senior officials of Iran.[9]

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