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Mohammad Hossein Sharifzadegan

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Mohammad Hossein Sharifzadegan
Minister of Welfare and Social Security
In office
14 July 2004 – 24 August 2005
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Preceded byMinistry established
Succeeded byParviz Kazemi
Personal details
Bornc. 1952 or 1953 (age 71–72)[1]
Hamedan, Iran
Political partyIslamic Iran Participation Front[1]
RelativesMir-Hossein Mousavi (brother-in-law)[2]

Mohammad Hossein Sharifzadegan (Persian: محمدحسین شریف‌زادگان) is an Iranian reformist politician. He served as the head of Social Security Organization for three years before taking office as a minister.[1] In February 2011, it was reported that he was one of a several people being detained by security forces in Tehran for "security reasons".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "SHARIFZADEGAN APPROVED AS NEW MINISTER WITH SMALL MAJORITY", Iran Press Service, 14 July 2004, retrieved 6 April 2017
  2. ^ "Iran 'arrests activists' ahead of planned march". BBC. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Prominent Iranian Activists Held". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2024-11-22.