Ali Mohammad Besharati (born 1945) is a senior Iranian politician who served as deputy foreign minister and also, interior minister.

Early life and education

Besharati was born in Jahrom in 1945. He studied medicine. However, he holds a bachelor's degree in education. During the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, when he was a medical student, he was detained and jailed for five years.

Career

Following the 1979 revolution, Besharati was elected as a deputy to the Iranian parliament where he represented Jahrom,

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, between 1980 and 1984. He was among the founders of the

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, Iranian Armed Forces. It was officially established by Ruhollah Khom ...

and headed its intelligence unit. He served as the first deputy foreign minister for ten years. He was deputy to

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. Besharati also served as an advisor to former President Hashemi Rafsanjani. Besharati was the

interior minister An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and iden ...

from 16 August 1993 to 2 August 1997 in the cabinet of Hashemi Rafsanjani. Besharati succeeded Abdollah Nouri as interior minister. Besharati's major task was to organize the election process. It was he who appointed

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as governor. Then Besharati worked in the Strategic Studies Center. As of 2012 he was serving as the political advisor to the Head of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Besharati, Ali Mohammad 1945 births Living people Interior ministers of Iran Vice ministers of Iran Members of the 1st Islamic Consultative Assembly People from Jahrom