Hamid Baghaei
Hamid Baqai حميد بقایی | |
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| Chief of Staff of the President of Iran | |
| In office 9 April 2011 – 22 May 2011 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization | |
| In office 30 July 2009 – 9 April 2011 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
| Succeeded by | Ruhollah Ahmadzadeh |
| Deputy Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization | |
| In office 24 August 2005 – 30 July 2009 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Head | Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei |
| Preceded by | Rahman Moadabi |
| Succeeded by | Nasrin Sepehri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1969 Tehran, Iran |
| Political party | Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran |
| Alma mater | Iran University of Science and Technology |
Hamid Baqai (Persian: حميد بقایی; born 6 April 1969 in Tehran) is an Iranian politican who was Chief of Staft of President of Iran from 9 April 2011 to 22 May 2011.[1] He has been described as a pragmatic, moderate Conservative with "liberal views on cultural and social issues"[2] Before his appointment in office, He was Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization from 30 July 2009 to 9 April 2011. He is a top advisor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Early life
He was born on 6 April 1969 in Tehran, Iran. His family was from Kermanshah. He have Ph.D from Iran University of Science and Technology in physiology.
Political career
He was appointed Deputy Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization in 24 August 2005 by Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei. When Mashaei became First Vice President of Iran in July 2009, Baqai was appointed as Head of Organization and was in office until 9 April 2011 when he became Chief of Staff of the President of Iran and succeeded Rahim Mashaei again. He was resigned as his position in 22 May 2011 after a court banned him from public offices.
Banned from public offices
On 21 May 2011, He was baneed from public offices for four years because he was exposed a multi-million dollar embezzlement during the construction of a building in Kish Island.[1]
The building was planned for the summit of countries of the Non-aligned movement. The paper said Baqai had paid the contractor roughly $340 million in addition to the initial amount on the contract.
State-run media revealed that the contractor, Fiak Company, was founded by a regime-affiliated individual abroad on the recommendation of Baqai and Mashai. The company was started by officially declaring $1,000 in its holdings. ..
References
- ^ a b "Iran's Ahmadinejad demotes top advisor". Los Angeles Times. 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-04-11. Cite error: The named reference "LATimes" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iczn98Y5or5EtxCbtL3OC0xavwTg?docId=CNG.311ff618d7ac4d442e5627247e763672.5e1