Mohsen Qomi
Iranian cleric
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Mohsen Qomi (Persian: محسن قمی) is an Iranian cleric, principlist politician and a member of the Assembly of Experts.
Mohsen Qomi | |
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محسن قمی | |
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| Member of the Assembly of Experts | |
| Assumed office 23 February 1999 | |
| Constituency | Tehran province |
| Majority | 2,229,759 |
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| Born | Mohsen Qomi 1960 (age 65–66) |
| Party | Islamic Coalition Party Combatant Clergy Association |
| Website | Official website |
Career
Qomi is a cleric and has the title of Hojjat ol-Eslam.[1] He is a member of the board of trustees of the Islamic Coalition Society.[2] In 2016, he joined Combatant Clergy Association.[3]
He has been a member of the Assembly of Experts, representing Tehran.[4] He was also elected to the fourth assembly in 2011, again representing Tehran.[5][6]
Until his resignation in January 2006 Qomi was the director of the Supreme Leader Khamanei's representative office in the Iranian universities.[7] The same date he was named a member to the high council of cultural revolution and also the council of the representative office in the Iranian universities.[7] He has also been serving as the deputy head of the Supreme Leader's office on international affairs and communications.[8]
In late July 2013, the Mehr news agency reported that he was the only candidate for the intelligence minister at the cabinet of newly-elect president Hassan Rouhani.[1] However, not Qomi but Mahmoud Alavi was nominated for the post on 4 August.[9]