Ataollah Mohajerani
| Ata'ollah Mohajerani | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance | |
|
In office 19 August 1997 – 19 December 2000 |
|
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Mostafa Mir-Salim |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Masjed-Jamei |
| Vice President of Iran for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs | |
|
In office 1989–1997 |
|
| President | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
| Succeeded by | Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Iran for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs | |
|
In office 1985–1989 |
|
| Prime Minister | Mir-Hossein Mousavi |
| Member of the Parliament of Iran | |
|
In office 28 May 1980 – 28 May 1984 |
|
| Constituency | Shiraz |
| Majority | 122,678 (79.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 23, 1954 Arak, Iran |
| Political party | Executives of Construction Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jamileh Kadivar |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater |
University of Isfahan Shiraz University Tarbiat Modares University |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | http://mohajerani.maktuob.net |
Seyyed Ata'ollah Mohajerani (Persian: سید عطاالله مهاجرانی, born 23 July 1954 in Arak, Iran) is an Iranian historian, journalist, author and reformist politician. Mohajerani served as Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran under President Mohammad Khatami until 2000 when he was resigned from office for alleged permissiveness."
Mohajerani received his bachelor's degree in history from University of Isfahan, his master's degree in history and Iranian culture from Shiraz University and his PhD in history from Tarbiat Modares University.
Mohajerani's political career began in 1980 after the Iranian Revolution, when he won the first round of the parliamentary elections to become a representative of Shiraz and the youngest member of the majlis. Later, he became the Parliamentary Deputy to the Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi, when he started to write the weekly column Naghd-e Haal in the Ettela'at newspaper, and then Vice President of Parliamentary Affairs under Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
As minister of culture and Islamic guidance, he officially announced and pursued a policy of "leniency" (Persian: تساهل و تسامح) towards the field of culture and arts and removed many restrictions. He earned the wrath of conservatives by allowing hundreds of new publications to start up, the release of fifty-some Persian pop music albums, and the screening of the controversial movie Two Women.
...
Wikipedia