Hossein Sheikholeslam
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. He also was a member of the Seventh Islamic Parliament of Iran and previously the Iranian ambassador to Syria.
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.
Hossein Sheikholeslam | |
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Hossein 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 Isfahan, Imperial State of Iran |
| Died | 5 March 2020 (aged 67) Tehran, Iran |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Political 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) |
| Alma mater | Shahid Beheshti University University of California, Berkeley |
Sheikholeslam died as a result of COVID-19 on 5 March 2020.
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