Sadegh Mahsouli (, born 9 March 1959) is an Iranian politician who was

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from 2008 to 2009 and Minister of Welfare and Social Security from 2009 to 2011. He was appointed to this post on 19 November 2009 as part of President

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's second cabinet after a

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vote. From 24 March 2008 to 9 August 2009, he was

of Ahmadinejad's first

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. He was succeeded

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who was impeached by Parliament in November 2008. Mahsouli withdrew his nomination once when the president nominated him for the position of oil minister in 2005 after admitting to

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that he was worth $160 million. In 2011, it was announced that the Ministry of Welfare would be merged with the Ministry of Labour, and Mahsouli would be left cabinet after it. Mahsouli was in charge of the Ministry of Interior when the alleged vote rigging happened in Iran's presidential election in June 2009.

June 13 Letter

On June 18, a letter was presented by Iranian filmmakers

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(director of the critically Acclaimed Film

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) and has since been widely circulated with Mousavi Supporters. No verification of the letter has been provided. Interior Minister Sadegh Mahsouli allegedly wrote the letter to

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on June 13 (a day after the elections), stating the fraud and listing the authentic vote count. A quick view of the letter shows that it was fake. The letter was roughly translated as follows; "''Salaam Aleikum.'' ''Following your concerns regarding the results of the presidential election and per your discretion to have Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad remain president during this sensitive juncture. Therefore, everything has been planned so that the public announcement will be made in the regime's interests and the revolution. All necessary precautions have been taken to deal with any unexpected events of election aftermath and the intense monitoring of all the parties' leaders and the election candidates.'' ''However, some believe that the real votes counted are as follows:'' ''Total number of votes: 43,026,078'' ''Mir Hossein Mousavi: 19,075,623'' ''Mehdi Karoubi: 13,387,104'' ''Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: 5,698,417'' ''Mohsen Rezaee: 3,754,218'' ''Void: 38,716'' ''Minister of Interior'' ''Sadegh Mahsouli''"

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