Hossein Sheikholeslam
Iranian politician
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| Intro | Iranian politician | ||||||
| Places | Iran | ||||||
| was | Politician Diplomat | ||||||
| Work field | Politics | ||||||
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| Birth | 1952, Isfahan, Central District, Isfahan County, Iran | ||||||
| Death | 5 March 2020Tehran, Central District, Tehran County, Iran (aged 68 years) | ||||||
| Politics: | Islamic Society Of Engineers | ||||||
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Biography
Hossein Sheikholeslam (Persian: حسین شیخ الاسلام; 29 November 1952 – 5 March 2020) was an Iranian conservative politician and diplomat who was advisor to the foreign minister Javad Zarif. He also was a member of the Seventh Islamic Parliament of Iran and previously the Iranian ambassador to Syria.
Sheikholeslam was Assistant to the parliament Speaker Ali Larijani for the International Affairs.
Sheikholeslam was one of the students/militants who held Americans hostage during the Iran hostage crisis.
Sheikholeslam died as a result of COVID-19 on 5 March 2020.