Abbas Salehi

Seyyed Abbas Salehi (Persian: سید عباس صالحی) is an Iranian scholar, journalist and former Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance from 2017 to 2021. He was vice-minister from 2013 until 2017 which also served as acting Minister of Culture from 19 October until 1 November 2016.[1] On 20 August 2017, he was confirmed as culture minister in the second administration of Rouhani.

Abbas Salehi
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
In office
20 August 2017  25 August 2021
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byReza Salehi Amiri
Succeeded byMohammad Mehdi Esmaili
In office
19 October 2016  1 November 2016
Acting
PresidentHassan Rouhani
Preceded byAli Jannati
Succeeded byReza Salehi Amiri
Personal details
Born
Abbas Saleh Shariati

c. 1964 (age 5859)[1]
Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran[1]
Alma materQom Seminary[1]

Salehi is a contributor author to the Tafsir Rahnama and has been a member of Qom Seminary's preaching affairs board of trustees.[1]

References

  1. "دکتر سیدعباس صالحی معاون فرهنگی وزارت ارشاد شد". Khabaronline. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
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