Gholam-Hossein Elham ( fa, غلامحسین الهام, born 1959) is an Iranian
conservative and
principlist
Principlism is an applied ethics approach to the examination of moral dilemmas that is based upon the application of certain ethical principles. This approach to ethical decision-making has been adopted enthusiastically in many different professio ...
politician who held several posts during the term of the former President
Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.
Early life
Elham was born in western Iran in 1959.
He holds a PhD in criminology from
Tarbiat Modares University
Tarbiat Modares University ( fa, دانشگاه تربیت مدرس: ''Dāneshgāh-e Tarbiyat Modares'', lit. "Professor Training University") is an exclusively graduate university with its main campus in Tehran, Iran. It was founded in 1982 a ...
.
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Career
Elham was a member of the Guardian Council
The Guardian Council, (also called Council of Guardians or Constitutional Council, fa, شورای نگهبان, Shourā-ye Negahbān) is an appointed and constitutionally mandated 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence i ...
from 2003 to 2008[ and also held the post of spokesperson of the council.][
He was appointed minister of justice upon the death of ]Jamal Karimi-Rad
Jamal Karimi-Rad (1956 – 28 December 2006) ( fa, جمال کریمی راد ) was the Minister of Justice of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Early life
Rad was born in 1956.
Death
He was killed in a car accident near Salafjegan on 28 December 20 ...
.[ He was in office until 2009 when Morteza Bakhtiari replaced him in the post.][
]
Personal life
Elham's spouse, Fatemeh Rajabi, is a journalist known for her support for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدینژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956), and also for her fierce criticism of former-presidents Akbar Rafsanjani
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...
and Mohammad Khatami
Sayyid Mohammad Khatami ( fa, سید محمد خاتمی, ; born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth president of Iran from 3 August 1997 to 3 August 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture from 1982 to ...
.
See also
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References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
People from Andimeshk
Tarbiat Modares University alumni
Government ministers of Iran
Spokespersons
Members of the Guardian Council
Spokespersons of the Government of Iran
Front of Islamic Revolution Stability politicians
Presidential advisers of Iran
Ministers of Justice of Iran
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