Abbas Salehi

Seyed Abbas Salehi
سید عباس صالحی
Seyed Abbas Salehi in 2018
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2024
President	Masoud Pezeshkian
Preceded by	Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili
In office 20 August 2017 – 25 August 2021
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Reza Salehi Amiri
Succeeded by	Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili
In office 19 October 2016 – 1 November 2016 Acting
President	Hassan Rouhani
Preceded by	Ali Jannati
Succeeded by	Reza Salehi Amiri
Personal details
Born	Abbas Saleh Shariati c. 1964 (age 60–61)[1] Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran[1]
Alma mater	Qom Seminary[1]

Seyyed Abbas Salehi (Persian: سید عباس صالحی) is an Iranian scholar, journalist and current Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance since 2024. He was vice-minister from 2013 until 2017 which also served as acting Minister of Culture from 19 October until 1 November 2016.^[1] On 20 August 2017, he was confirmed as culture minister in the second administration of Rouhani.

Salehi is a contributor author to the Tafsir Rahnama and has been a member of Qom Seminary's preaching affairs board of trustees.^[1]

References

1. "دکتر سیدعباس صالحی معاون فرهنگی وزارت ارشاد شد". Khabaronline. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-19.