Mohsen Qomi () is an

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cleric,

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politician and a member of the

Assembly of Experts The Assembly of Experts (), also translated as the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership or as the Council of Experts, is the deliberative body empowered to appoint the Supreme Leader of Iran. All directly elected members must first be vetted ...

Career

Qomi is a cleric and has the title of Hojjatal Islam. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Islamic Coalition Society. In 2016, he joined

Combatant Clergy Association The Combatant Clergy Association () is a politically active group in Iran, but not a political party in the traditional sense. It has never been registered as a political party; however, it acts as a fragmented caucus and has actively operated ...

. He has been a member of the

, representing

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

. He was also elected to the fourth assembly in 2011, again representing Tehran. Until his resignation in January 2006 Qomi was the director of the Supreme Leader Khamanei's representative office in the Iranian universities. The same date he was named a member to the high council of cultural revolution and also the council of the representative office in the Iranian universities. He has also been serving as the deputy head of the Supreme Leader's office on international affairs and communications. In late July 2013, the Mehr news agency reported that he was the only candidate for the intelligence minister at the cabinet of newly-elect president

Hassan Rouhani Hassan Rouhani (; born Hassan Fereydoun, 12 November 1948) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. He is also a sharia lawyer ("Wakil"), academic, former diplomat and Islamic cl ...

. However, not Qomi but

Mahmoud Alavi Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi (; born 4 May 1954) is an Iranian conservative politician who currently serves as the Special Aide to the President of Iran since 2024. He was formerly minister of intelligence in first and second government of Hassan Ro ...

was nominated for the post on 4 August.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Qomi, Mohsen Iranian Islamic religious leaders Living people Members of the Assembly of Experts Islamic Coalition Party politicians Combatant Clergy Association politicians People from Varamin 1960 births Iranian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions