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Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi

Mehdi Hashemi
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Member of the Parliament of Iran
In office
28 May 2012 – 28 May 2016
Constituency Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Majority 369,317 (32.80%)
Acting Minister of Interior
In office
15 May 2008 – 5 August 2008
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by Mostafa Pourmohammadi
Succeeded by Ali Kordan
Personal details
Born Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi
c. 1964 (age 52–53)
Tehran, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Political party Front of Islamic Revolution Stability
Military service
Service/branch Revolutionary Guards
Years of service 1979–2005
Battles/wars Iran–Iraq War (WIA)

Seyyed Mehdi Hashemi (Persian: سید مهدی هاشمی‎‎) is an Iranian former military officer and conservative politician who was formerly a member of the Parliament of Iran representing Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr. He is currently President of the Shooting Federation Islamic Republic of Iran.

He also served as the deputy to the Minister of Transportation, being appointed on 24 September 2008 and caretaker of the Minister of Interior. On 29 August 2005, Hashemi was failed to gain a vote of confidence as the Welfare and Social Security Minister.


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