Hossein Kamali

Hossein Kamali
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
In office
23 August 1989  19 August 2001
President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Mohammad Khatami
Preceded by Abolghasem Sarhadizadeh
Succeeded by Safdar Hosseini
Personal details
Born (1953-07-27) July 27, 1953
Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran
Political party Islamic Labour Party
Other political
affiliations
Worker House
Religion Shia Islam

Hossein Kamali (Persian: حسین کمالی; born 27 July 1953) is an Iranian politician and the current secretary-general of Islamic Labour Party. He was previously Minister of Labour and Social Affairs from 1989 until 2001.

Early life

Kamali was born in Dorood in 1953.

Career

Kamali was the minister of labour under President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a post he retained under the government of Mohammad Khatami.[1] In October 2012, he was nominated as potential candidate for the presidential elections in 2013 but withdrew on 11 May 2013.[2]

References

  1. "Iran cabinet changes signal a shift in policy". The Independent. 13 August 1997. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  2. "Iranian Presidential Election: A Path to Reform". World Policy. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.


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