Hossein Shah-Hosseini

Hossein Shah-Hosseini
Shah-Hosseini on 25 March 2009
Deputy Prime Minister of Iran
Head of Physical Education Organization
In office
February 1979  August 1980
Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan
Preceded by Hossein Fekri
Succeeded by Mostafa Davoudi
Personal details
Born (1928-02-21)21 February 1928
Tehran, Iran
Died 24 December 2017(2017-12-24) (aged 89)
Tehran, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Political party National Front
Other political
affiliations
Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran

Hossein Shah-Hosseini (Persian: حسین شاه‌حسینی) was an Iranian politician who served as the head of the Physical Education Organization, as well as the National Olympic Committee during the interim cabinet of Mehdi Bazargan.

A leading member of the National Front,[1] he belonged to its Islamic-oriented faction and was closely associated with the Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran.[2] Shah-Hosseini also served as the treasurer of National Council for Peace.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Sahimi, Muhammad (10 May 2012), "Nationalist, Religious, and Resolute: Narges Mohammadi", Tehran Bureau, PBS, retrieved 15 March 2018
  2. Sadri, Mahmoud (2008). "Socialism, Islamic". In Kamrava, Mehran; Dorraj, Manochehr. Iran Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Islamic Republic. 2. Greenwood Press. p. 462. ISBN 978-0-313-34161-8.
Government offices
Preceded by
Hossein Fekri
Head of Physical Education Organization
1979–1980
Succeeded by
Mostafa Davoudi
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Gholamreza Pahlavi
President of National Olympic Committee of Iran
1979–1980
Succeeded by
Mostafa Davoudi
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