Ali Asghar Mounesan (Persian: علیاصغر مونسان) is an Iranian politician and former minister of Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, was appointed on 13 August 2017 by President Hassan Rouhani.[1]
Ali Asghar Mounesan | |
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| Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts | |
| In office 3 September 2019 – 25 August 2021 Acting: 21 August – 3 September 2019 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ezzatollah Zarghami |
| Vice President of Iran Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization | |
| In office 13 August 2017 – 21 August 2019 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Zahra Ahmadipour |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54)[1] Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | Sharif University of Technology[1] Amirkabir University of Technology |
| Profession | Civil engineer[1] |
He was formerly head of the Free Trade Zone in Kish Island,[1] general manager of the company Atisaz and the general manager of the Engineering and Development Organization of the City of Tehran.[2] In 2014, he was appointed as a board member of Persepolis F.C.[2]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, he contracted novel coronavirus.[3] He had recovered from the virus.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "President appoints head of cultural heritage organization", IRNA, 13 August 2017, archived from the original on 20 September 2017, retrieved 15 August 2017
- ^ a b "Politics, Revolutionary Guard Corps still interfere in Iranian soccer". Al-Monitor. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Iran's vice president and two ministers stricken by coronavirus". Al Jazeera English. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Dozens of Iranian Officials Test Positive for Coronavirus". IranWire. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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