Hamid Baqai

Hamid Baghaei


Head of Presidential Administration of Iran
In office 9 April 2011 – 4 August 2013
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
Succeeded by	Mohammad Nahavandian
Vice President of Iran for Executive Affairs
In office 9 April 2011 – 4 August 2013
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Ali Saeedlou
Succeeded by	Mohammad Shariatmadari
Vice President of Iran Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization
In office 17 July 2009 – 19 May 2011
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
Succeeded by	Ruhollah Ahmadzadeh

Personal details
Born	1968/1969 (age 48–49) Hamedan, Iran
Political party	Sweet Scent of Service

Hamid Baghaei (Persian: حميد بقایی‎‎) is an Iranian politician and former intelligence officer who is considered one of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's closest confidants. He first entered the administration in 2006 as deputy of Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei in the Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization. In 2011, he simultaneously held the position of vice president in charge of executive affairs and headed the presidential administration.

In June 2015, Baghaei was arrested but his charges were not disclosed publicly.

He has been arrested again since July 2017

On 18 February 2017, Baghaei announced his candidacy in the Iranian presidential election, 2017 as an ‘independent’ candidate. but his bid was rejected.