Hesamodin Ashna
Iranian politician
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Hesamoddin Ashna (Persian: حسامالدین آشنا; born 18 August 1964 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician. He is a former advisor to President Hassan Rouhani and a former head of Center for Strategic Studies. Ashna is described to be in Rouhani's inner circle and associated with the Moderation and Development Party.[1]
Hesamodin Ashna | |
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حسامالدین آشنا | |
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| Head of Center for Strategic Studies | |
| In office 1 October 2013 – 29 April 2021 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Parviz Davoodi |
| Succeeded by | Ali Rabii |
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| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) |
| Scientific career | |
| Education | Imam Sadiq University Qom Seminary |
| Workplaces | Imam Sadiq University Iranian Center for Strategic Studies |
| Thesis | Culture, Communications and Foreign Policy: Cultural Diplomacy of the United States in Iran (1957–1979) (2004) |
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Life
When he was 17, Ashna was a radio presenter on Radio Ahvaz. Then he studied both at Qom Seminary and Imam Sadiq University. He is married to the daughter of Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi and was his deputy in Ministry of Intelligence. Ashna was a key figure in Rouhani presidential campaign (2013) and was appointed by Rouhani as his "cultural adviser" in October 2013 and as his "advisor" in August 2017.[2][3] In response to the airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani in January 2020, he stated that he wrote down a list of Trump properties to target.[4]
He received his PhD from Imam Sadiq University in 2004 and now is a professor of communications at this university.[5][6][7][8][9]
