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Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi

Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi

Iranian politician and artist

Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi (Persian: محمد بهشتی شیرازی; born 28 February 1952) is an Iranian politician, artist and cultural figure who is currently Deputy Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization.[1] He was the first head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization, being appointed on 2 September 1997 by Mohammad Khatami and held the office until 2 June 2003 when he replaced with Hossein Marashi.[2] He was also head of the Fajr International Film Festival and a member of Iranian Academy of the Arts. He is an assistant professor at Shahid Beheshti University.

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He is the younger brother of Alireza Beheshti Shirazi, one of the advisers of Mir-Hossein Mousavi during 2009 presidential election.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    خبرآنلاین - سیدمحمد بهشتی: انحلال خانه سینما از سوی ارشاد امکان‌پذیر نیست (Persian)
  2. [2]
    یک قرن مدیریت بر میراث کهن(Persian)
  3. [3]
    مشاوران زندانی میرحسین موسوی کیستند؟ | ندای سبز آزادی(Persian)


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