Seyed_Zia_Hashemi
Seyed Zia Hashemi (Persian: سید ضیاء هاشمی, born 1968 in Yasuj) is an Iranian Doctorate, politician and former acting Minister of Science, a position he held from 20 August 2017 until 29 October 2017. He is also Vice President of Social and Cultural Affair at Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, a position he held since 2013. He is head of the Islamic Republic News Agency since 1 January 2018.[2]