Political Careers
His first political career after return to Iran was CEO of IRIB in foreign affairs. From 1981 to 1989, He was Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the Government of Mir-Hossein Mousavi. After election of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as President of Iran, He was appointed Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Technology. After Mohammad Khatami's resignation as Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, he was appointed as acting minister and was confirmed by Parliament on 1 October 1992. On 21 July 1994, He was appointed as head of Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) and was in office until his term was end on 21 July 2004 and was followed by Ezzatollah Zarghami after serving ten years in the post. He became a security adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's ultimate authority in August 2004. He is also a former member of the Revolutionary Guards, an ideological force that sees itself as the guardian of the Islamic Republic, he ran in the 2005 presidential race.
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