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.[1][2] He also was a member of the Seventh Islamic Parliament of Iran[3] and previously the Iranian ambassador to Syria.[4]
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.[5]
Hossein Sheikholeslam | |
|---|---|
حسین شیخ الاسلام | |
 Sheikholeslam in 2020 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
| In office 28 May 2004 – 28 May 2008 | |
| Constituency | Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr |
| Majority | 524,568 (26.60%) |
| Ambassador of Iran to Syria | |
| In office July 1998 – 31 October 2003 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Hassan Akhtari |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Reza Bagheri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1952 |
| Died | 5 March 2020 (aged 67) |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Party | Islamic Society of Engineers |
Other political affiliations | Voice of the Nation (2012, 2016) Principlists Pervasive Coalition (2008) Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran (2004) Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line (1979–1981) |
| Shahid Beheshti University University of California, Berkeley | |
Sheikholeslam died as a result of COVID-19 on 5 March 2020.[6][7]
Political views
editIsrael
editIn 2014, Sheikholeslam stated that "the issue of Israel's destruction is important, no matter the method," and emphasized that Iran would "implement the strategy of the Imam Ruhollah Khomeini and the Leader [Ali Khamenei] on the issue of destroying the Zionists." Sheikholeslam warned that "the region will not be quiet so long as Israel exists in it."[8]
References
edit- ↑ "شیخ الاسلام مشاور وزیر خارجه شد | خبرگزاری فارس". Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "شیخ الاسلام مشاور وزیر خارجه شد". Yjc.ir. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ FA Wikipedia
- ↑ "Kharrazi in Damascus for foreign ministers meet of Iraq neighbors". www.globalsecurity.org.
- ↑ Samii, Bill. "Analysis: Iran Sends Terror-Group Supporters To Arafat's Funeral Procession". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
- ↑ "دیپلمات سابق ایران بر اثر ابتلا به کرونا درگذشت؛ حال فاطمه رهبر "وخیم" اعلام شد". (Radio Farda) رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ↑ "Senior Iranian official and former advisor to Zarif dies of coronavirus". Al Arabiya English. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ Goldberg, Jeffrey (9 March 2015). "The Iranian Regime on Israel's Right to Exist". The Atlantic. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
External links
edit- Nominees Deny Iranian Report on Hostages 16 October 1988
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