Cultural_Heritage_Organization_of_Iran
Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts
Ministry of the Government of Iran
The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Iran (Persian: وزارت میراث فرهنگی، گردشگری و صنایع دستی ایران, Vezârat-e Mirâs-e Farhangi, Gardeshgari va Sanâye'-e Dasti-ye Irân) is an educational and research institution overseeing numerous associated museum complexes throughout Iran. It is administered and funded by the Government of Iran. It was first established in 1985 by legislation from the Majlis merging 11 research and cultural organizations. In 2019, the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) was converted into the Ministry.[3] The current Minister is Ezzatollah Zarghami, being appointed 25 August 2021 by Ebrahim Raisi.
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