Hesamoddin Ashna (; born 18 August 1964 in

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) is an Iranian politician. He is a former advisor to President

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and a former head of Center for Strategic Studies. Ashna is described to be in Rouhani's inner circle and associated with the

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Life

When he was 17, Ashna was a

radio presenter A radio personality is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality who hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host (North American English), radio presenter (British English) or radio jockey. Radio personali ...

on Radio Ahvaz. Then he studied both at

Qom Seminary The Qom Seminary (') is the largest and one of the foremost Shia Islam, Shia hawzas (Islamic seminaries), located in the city of Qom, Iran. It is the largest seminary in Iran, established in 1922 by Grand Ayatollah Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi in Qom to ...

and Imam Sadiq University. He is married to the daughter of

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and was his deputy in Ministry of Intelligence. Ashna was a key figure in Rouhani presidential campaign (2013) and was appointed by Rouhani as his "cultural adviser" in October 2013 and as his "advisor" in August 2017. In response to the airstrike that killed

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in January 2020, he stated that he wrote down a list of Trump properties to target. He received his PhD from

Imam Sadiq University The Imam Sadiq University () is an Islamic private university in Tehran, Iran. Established in 1982, the goal of the university is to combine Islamic research and modern studies, especially humanities. The university was dedicated to training pol ...

in 2004 and now is a professor of

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References

External links

Ashna's Weblog
1964 births Living people Politicians from Tehran Deputies of the Ministry of Intelligence (Iran) Imam Sadiq University alumni Presidential advisers of Iran Academic staff of Imam Sadiq University Communication scholars Iranian radio presenters Moderation and Development Party politicians Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers Qom Seminary alumni {{Iran-politician-stub