Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi
Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi (born 28 February 1952) is an Iranian politician, artist and cultural figure who is currently Deputy Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization. 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. He was also head of the Fajr International Film Festival and a member of Iranian Academy of the Arts.
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- Name
- Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi محمد بهشتی شیرازی
- Born
- 28 February 1952
- Birthplace
- Shiraz, Iran
- Education
- National University of Tehran
- Nationality
- Iran
- Occupation
- architect · essayist · artist · politician
- Languages
- Persian
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Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi (born 28 February 1952) is an Iranian politician, artist and cultural figure who is currently Deputy Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization. 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. He was also head of the Fajr International Film Festival and a member of Iranian Academy of the Arts.
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He is an assistant professor at Shahid Beheshti University. He is the younger brother of Alireza Beheshti Shirazi, one of the advisers of Mir-Hossein Mousavi during 2009 presidential election.
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• Name — Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi محمد بهشتی شیرازی • Office1 — Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization • Term Start2 — 2 September 1997 • Term End2 — 2 June 2003 • President2 — Mohammad Khatami • Predecessor2 — Position established • Successor2 — Hossein Marashi • Born — 28 February 1952 • Birthplace — Shiraz, Iran • Party — Islamic Iran Participation Front • Education — National University of Tehran
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1951
Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi born at Tehran.
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